“It is is better to know one book intimately than a hundred superficially.”

“Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as sheep.”

“I do not know a better cure for mental illness than a book.”

“Seeing something once is better than hearing about it a hundred times. Doing something once is better than seeing it a hundred times.”

“What better way to get to know someone than through her choice and treatment of books?”

“One always has a better book in one's mind than one can manage to get onto paper.”

“Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books”

“Who wants to be a hundred? What's the point of it? A short life and a merry one is far better than a long one sustained by fear, caution, and perpetual medical surveillance.”

“The book's always better than the movie.”

“Books are, let's face it, better than everything else.”