Books
"Books should to one of these four ends conduce,
For wisdom, piety, delight, or use."
Sir John Denham (1615-1669), British poet
"Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life." Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, in Virginibus Puerisque
"Master books, but do not let them master you. -- Read to live, not live to read." Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), British novelist, playwright, politician
100 Most Influential Books Ever Written (supposedly)
Books my philosophy professor said I should read (and not a philosophy book amongst them)
A Reading List for Aspiring Actors
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. - Charles Eliot