Books were in my family - books were my family.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My books are, in a way, a record of my life - that part of it that came to flower and fruit in my mind.
I came from a home where everybody had a book.
My father died when I was quite small, so my uncle used to buy me books and read them to me.
Our home had many books due principally to the educational interests of my sister and two brothers, all of whom where serious students engaged in professional studies; my sister became a doctor of medicine and my brothers became lawyers.
My grandparents used to bring me books every time they saw me.
When I was growing up, my house was filled with books. My mother was an educator, and my father was a history buff, so our home was a virtual library, covering every author from Beverly Cleary to James Michener.
My first book was the book that changed my life.
I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house.
I grew up in a house with very few books.
The only book in our home was the Bible. My parents forbade books. They thought I needed help because I wanted to be a writer!