Look through the sayings and search for more information about these authors and their books/works. discuss and write your points of view. some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. (francis bacon great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood. (john green reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. (angela carter) a good book is the best friend, the same today and forever. (martin tupper) choose an author as you choose a friend. (wentworth dillion) a good book is a dream that you hold in your hand. (neil gaiman)