"The best books... are those that tell..." - Quote by George Orwell

“A thing which I regret, and which I will try to remedy some time, is that I have never in my life planted a walnut. Nobody does plant them nowadays-when you see a walnut it is almost invariably an old tree. If you plant a walnut you are planting it for your grandchildren, and who cares a damn for his grandchildren?”

“You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.”

“It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it.”

“Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.”

“The ordinary literary man, even though he be an eminent historian, is ill-fitted to be a mentor in affairs of government. For...things are for the most part very simple in books, and in practical life very complex.”

“Be awesome! Be a book nut!”

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”

“Wonder was the motive that led people to philosophy ... wonder is a kind of desire in knowledge. It is the cause of delight because it carries with it the hope of discovery.”

“He is not a true man of science who does not bring some sympathy to his studies, and expect to learn something by behaviour as well as application.”