A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic.

"A book is proof that humans are capable of working magic." - Carl Sagan

There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.

"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all." - Oscar Wilde

Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil.

"Books are like seeds. They can lie dormant for centuries and then flower in the most unpromising soil." - Carl Sagan

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

"You live and learn. At any rate, you live." - Douglas Adams

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

"There is no friend as loyal as a book." - Ernest Hemingway

A room without a book is like a body without a soul.

"A room without a book is like a body without a soul." Marcus Tullius Cicero

Be independent of the good opinion of other people.

"Be independent of the good opinion of other people." - Abraham Maslow