I had a friend who was a voracious reader. Not just was she an avid reader, she also loved to collect books. She had a library filled with tattered and moth-eaten books. I asked her why she did not discard the books that she had read. She responded by saying that books were her ticket to a magical world, where she experienced freedom from the real world. How then could she discard her magical world?

I found her response a bit eccentric, but I can understand what she was saying. Books can be so overpowering that they transport you to a different realm. If books mesmerize you, enjoy this mixed bag of book quotes. I have cherry-picked some of the best quotes from famous novels such as Jane Eyre, Les Misérables, The Great Gatsby, and others.