Humorous Quotations about Books

Here are some of the best quotes I’ve found about books. Enjoy.

“I hate books; they only teach us to talk about things we know nothing about”

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778)

“A best-seller is the gilded tomb of mediocre talent.”

— Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946)

“An apology for the Devil: It must be remembered that we have only heard one side of the case, God has written all the books.”

— Samuel Butler (1835-1902)

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some to be chewed and digested.”

— Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

“Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.”

— Bible: Ecclesiastes

“The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it.”

— Anthony Burgess (1917-1973)

“‘What is the use of a book’, thought Alice, ‘without pictures or conversation?’”

— Lewis Carroll (1832-1898): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

“This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.”

— Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)

“‘Classic’. A book which people praise but don’t read.”

— Mark Twain (1835-1910)