Books are the best friends one could have. A true book lover would understand that. Reading is one of the best hobbies any human can have. But it is more than a hobby to some, who find their lives in reading.

Books are good for us in many ways. They add to our knowledge, they are always there for us, one can find a whole new world in a book. Books are truely the best companions. Books teach us many  lessons of life through the stories and characters in them. No one can deny to have fallen in love with a character in a book at least once.

Salute to the authors who have given us books which we will be cherished forever. The depth of their thinking is unimaginable. Here are some quotes by some famous authors who have expressed their love for books. These quotes are not only inspirational for book lovers but if seen in another way, these have a message for life hidden. Read on to explore the message.


"Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."

If there exists a problem, there must be a way out of it too.


"If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking."

This one simply warns us against herd mentality.


"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."

It inspires us to start doing in practical what we want to see happening and not wait for others to do it.


"A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it or offer your own version in return."

This provokes us to make the changes we want, rather than cribbing.


"There comes a time when you have to choose between turning the page and closing the book."

Decision making can be difficult. But the choice is always ours.


"I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense."

The comparison of life with a book promotes a positive attitude.


"One always has a better book in one’s mind than one can manage to get onto paper."

This one can really help to boost up the self confidence.


"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children."

There are always more than one ways to accomplish a job.


"That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit."

Here, if the book is compared with experiences of life, we will get the lesson of not regretting but celebrating what we learn from our experiences.


"No person who can read is ever successful at cleaning out an attic."

This one is more realistic than inspirational. I am sure, most of us would agree to that we do find such things in the attic which we can not do away with.


"There are 2 typos of people in this world: Those who can edit and those who can’t.”

Isn't this the solution to every mistake one can make in life, just edit it, correct it or else live with it.


"Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere."

Any task, in order to get completed, demands the first step taken towards its completion.


"It is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all."

It is the fact that the first step is taken which is important, more than anything else.


"Knowledge is knowing... or knowing where to find out."   

Knowledge becomes the worthies when it is complete in all the ways.


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