A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face.  It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.  Edward P. Morgan

The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it.  ~James Bryce

A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.

Max Muller