Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.

Classic' - a book which people praise and don't read.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

Stories of perseverance and extraordinary courage always inspire me. This piece in a book called Everyday Greatness by Stephen R. Covey has remained with me ever since.

Why is The Origin of Species such a great book? First of all, because it convincingly demonstrates the fact of evolution: it provides a vast and well-chosen body of evidence showing that existing animals and plants cannot have been separately created in their present forms, but must have evolved from earlier forms by slow transformation.

Coming into contact with a good book and possessing it, is indeed an everlasting enrichment.