For books are more than books, they are the life,
The very heart and core of ages past.
The reason why men lived, and worked, and died,
The essence and quintessence of their lives.


The Complete Poetical Works of Amy Lowell (1955)

Amy Lowell Quotes

For books are more than books, they are the life, The very heart and core of ages past. The reason why men lived, and worked, and died, The essence...

For books are more than books, they are the life, The very heart and core of ages past. The reason why men lived, and worked, and died, The essence...

For books are more than books, they are the life, The very heart and core of ages past. The reason why men lived, and worked, and died, The essence...

For books are more than books, they are the life, The very heart and core of ages past. The reason why men lived, and worked, and died, The essence...