There is absolutely no difference between a hardcover book or an audiobook or a multimedia book application. There is no difference between a high-qualitypaper and e-ink screen or a high-resolution Retina display. He finished his software engineering degree in 2007 at the École de Technologie Supérieure de Montréal. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein And most of all, books. They were, in and of themselves, reasons to stay alive. Every book written is the product of a human mind in a particular state. Add all the books together and you get the end sum of humanity. Every time I read a great book I felt I was reading a kind of map, a treasure map, and the treasure I was being directed to was in actual fact myself.”

Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.” Men do not understand books until they have a certain amount of life, or at any rate no man understands a deep book, until he has seen and lived at least part of its contents. – Ezra Pound 57 Books and reading are more than just hobbies — they’re gateways to other worlds, a form of travel while staying in place, and a catalyst for personal and social transformation. Real meaning: In Ancient Greece, laurel leaves were associated with high status and achievement. As a matter of fact, athletes were presented with wreaths made from laurel leaves to denote their prestige.Real meaning: this is just one of the many old sayings that derive from Shakespeare’s era. In those days, beds and mattresses were secured with ropes that were pulled tight. This formed a solid base and led to a night of good sleep. Hence – sleep tight. Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new after all. – Abraham Lincoln 42

There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book to read. – Gilbert K. Chesterton 19 There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all. – Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 12 I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.”– Tahereh Mafi in Shatter MeAnyone who says they have only one life to live must not know how to read a book. – Author Unknown 9 Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him. – Maya Angelou 13 Real meaning: I’m not sure whether this is one of those old sayings born from myth but the story is interesting enough. It is said that there are underground chambers built into the Louvre Palace in Paris. In fact, Catherine de Medici had them built specifically for listening to plots against her family. A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.”– Salman Rushdie

I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. Rosa Parks Someone’s sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. Warren BuffettLearn about several popular sayings that people get confused by, and see how to use them correctly. Real meaning: In the 17 th and 18 th centuries, hatters made felt hats with mercury, which lead to all kinds of side effects, including insanity. The Mad Hatter, from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, is based on this phenomenon. She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.”– Louisa May Alcott in Work: A Story of Experience(mug from The Scarlett Llama)