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- If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. — Mark Twain
- The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book. — Samuel Johnson
- Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. — John Donne
- As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no. — John Donne
- I am two fools, I know, for loving, and for saying so in whining poetry. — John Donne