“Digital texts are all well and good, but books on shelves are a presen...” — Michael Dirda Quote

“Digital texts are all well and good, but books on shelves are a presence in your life. As such, they become a part of your day-to-day existence, reminding you, chastising you, calling to you. Plus, book collecting is, hands down, the greatest pastime in the world.”

“Late summer is perfect for classic mysteries - think of Raymond Chandler's hot Santa Anas and Agatha Christie's Mediterranean resorts - while big ambitious works of nonfiction are best approached in September and early October, when we still feel energetic and the grass no longer needs to be cut.”

“I haven't always felt it was okay to read romance novels. When I was younger, it embarrassed me to be seen with my books, but I've come out of the closet.”

“'Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.”

“Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress the truth.”