"If you are a man of the sword, you can’t claim to be a man of the book; and if you are a man of the book, you will not be a man of the sword." ~~ Talmud, Avodah Zarah 17b
"There can be no creative national literature without ancient traditions. " ~~ Yosef Chaim Brenner
"Books were written not for fools but for the wise." ~~ Yehuda Ben Tibbon
"When the kingdom of words ends, the kingdom of silence begins." ~~ Avraham Chen
"Never refuse to lend books to a man who has not the money to buy them for himself- – -if you are sure he will return them!" ~~ Yehuda Ben Tibbon
"Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week." ~~ Bette Midler
"A book without a preface is like a body without a soul." ~~ Traditional Proverb
"Television has raised writing to a new low." ~~ Samuel Goldwyn
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. " ~~ Henry Youngman
"I do not recall a Jewish home without a book on the table. " ~~ Elie Wiesel
"I must say that I find television very educational. The minute somebody turns it on, I go to the library and read a book. " ~~ Groucho Marx
"The more books, the more wisdom. " ~~ Omer Hashikhcha