This special day marks the birth and death of some eminent personalities in the world of writing and books.
Books are indeed the best friends for life. The special occasion of World Book and Copyright Day is observed every year on April 23. Books that we read play a great role in shaping our personalities and thoughts. The date, April 23 is a symbolic date in history as several popular authors such as William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega passed away on this day. According to UNESCO, World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. It is celebrated across the world to recognise the scope of books as a link between the past and the future, a bridge between generations and across cultures. On this occasion, UNESCO and the international organisations representing the three major sectors of the book industry; publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the World Book Capital for a year to maintain, through its own initiatives, the impetus of the Day’s celebrations.
World Book and Copyright Day 2023: Quotes
- “The only thing you have to know is the location of the library.” – Albert Einstein
- “If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” – Oscar Wilde.
- “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” – C.S. Lewis
- “There is no friend as loyal as a book.” – Ernest Hemingway
- “Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” – Mark Twain
- “Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” –Malala Yousafzai
- “My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read” – Abraham Lincoln
- That’s The Thing About Books. They let you Travel Without Moving Your Feet.”- Jhumpa Lahiri
- “A room without books is like a body without a soul.”- Marcus Tullius Cicero
- “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”- Jorge Luis Borges
