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title: "1 Apothecary Quotes By Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin"
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> [“Our medicines are not something you'll find at the drugstore, but at the bookshop, in the library, or downloaded onto your electronic reading device. We are bibliotherapists, and the tools of our trade are books. Our apothecary contains Balzacian balms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-berthoud-susan-elderkin/our-medicines-are-not-something-you-ll-find-at-the-drugstore-but-at/)

Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin

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## More by Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin

> [“The revisiting of an especially admired or loved book can become, perhaps, a five-year ritual, marking the passage of time in your life, helping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-berthoud-susan-elderkin/the-revisiting-of-an-especially-admired-or-loved-book-can-become/)

Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin

> [“Our medicines are not something you'll find at the drugstore, but at the bookshop, in the library, or downloaded onto your electronic reading device.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-berthoud-susan-elderkin/our-medicines-are-not-something-you-ll-find-at-the-drugstore-but-at/)

Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin

> [“It’s tempting to see books the way we see gadgets: that we need the very latest, most up-to-date version. But just because a novel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ella-berthoud-susan-elderkin/it-s-tempting-to-see-books-the-way-we-see-gadgets-that-we-need-the/)

Ella Berthoud & Susan Elderkin

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