Martha

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”
― Mark Twain

“No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.”
― Mary Wortley Montagu

“Now I see how arrogant, spoiled, and selfish I truly was. If not for your grace, for God’s grace, I would not be able to say that it all worked for my betterment. I am not the same man who stood before the council, keeping silent so I would not demean myself. Now I come before you to beg for your forgiveness and wish that you would accept my apology.”
― Toni Shiloh

“Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.”
― Jeanette Winterson