“If I could always read I should never feel the want of company.”

“And when I was young, did I ever tell you, I always wanted to get inside
a book and never come out again? I loved reading so much I wanted
to be a part of it, and there were some books I could have stayed in
for ever.”

“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.”

“You both should feel honored.”
“Right, very honored,” I said. “Always wanted to be possessed!”

“I do not need any friends. I prefer enemies. They are better company and their feelings towards you are always genuine.”

“I wrote the books I should have liked to read. That's always been my reason for writing. People won't write the books I want, so I have to do it for myself.”

“Who wants to be used? I love to read, so books are my main friends. They're always available, always friendly, and always interesting, and they never make me choose sides.”

“I want life. I want to read it and write it and feel it and live it. I want, for as much of the time as possible in this blink-of-an-eye existence we have, to feel all that can be felt.”

“Live always in the best company when you read.”

“If I could have anything I wanted, I would choose story without end, and it seems I have lots of company in that.”