Jevon

“Sir, how does a man die when he's deprived of the consolations of literature?" "In one of two ways," he said, "putrescence of the heart or atrophy of the nervous system." "Neither one is very pleasant, I expect," I suggested.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

“Books are not meant to remain in your mind, but in your heart. Maybe they exist in your mind too, but as something more than memories. At a crossroads in life, a forgotten sentence or a story from years ago can come back to offer an invisible hand and guide you to a decision. Personally, I feel like the books I've read led me to make the choices I've made in life. While I may not remember all the details, the stories continue to exert a quiet influence on me.”
― Hwang Bo-reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop

“Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“To read too many books is harmful.”
― Mao Zedong