Books Quotes

In the humble environs of my boyhood, books were a scarce commodity. By local standards, however, the personal library of STR Manickam, a former 'revolutionary' or militant nationalist, was sizeable. He encouraged me to read all I could and I often visited his home to borrow books.

I spend a lot of time reading.

I've always been interested in science - one of my favourite books is James Watson's 'Molecular Biology of the Gene.'

Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A capacity, and taste, for reading, gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others. It is the key, or one of the keys, to the already solved problems.