Book Lovers Take Heart.

Nancy Pearl in " Book Lust "

" I have sometimes dreamt when the Day of Judgement dawns and great conquerors and lawyers and statesmen come to receive their rewards, their crowns, their laurels, their names carved indelibly upon imperishable marble, the Almighty will run to Peter and will say, not without a certain envy when He sees us coming with our books under our arms,

" Look, these need no reward. We have nothing to give them here. They have loved reading."