"Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it."

"So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall."

"The trouble with the Americans is that they expect everyone to be nice and kind and gentle and loving, and when they're not, they get terribly upset."

"I'm not anti-American, but I'm certainly not pro-American."

"I love the smell of books, and the feel of them. I love the texture of the paper, the way the pages crinkle, and the sound they make when you turn them."