“There is a simple rule: practice a kind of generous selfishness. Give a book to a friend, but don't lend it, because you will never get it back. ~ James Wood, author of The Book Against God.” — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“I feel that my tendency to acquire books is rather like someone smoking two packs a day: it's a terrible vice that I wish… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“There is a simple rule: practice a kind of generous selfishness. Give a book to a friend, but don't lend it, because you will… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“When you stand inside somebody's library, you get a powerful sense of who they are, and not just who they are now but who… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“People sometimes act as though owning books you haven't read constitutes a charade or pretense, but for me, there's a lovely mystery and pregnancy… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“I do lend my books, but I have to be a bit selective because my marginalia are so incriminating.” --Alison Bechdel” — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“Just as television didn't put an end to radio or the movies (to say nothing of books), I don't think e-books will put an… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“Correction of Earlier Entry: 8/01/12 We read over the shoulders of giants; books place us in dialogue not just with an author but with… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“RE: Kindle, iPad, et cetera: For a researcher, these new ways of accessing information are just extraordinary. I thing it introduces the possibility of… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
Correction of Earlier Entry: 8/01/12We read over the shoulders of giants; books place us in dialogue not just with an author but with other… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
“I hate lending, or borrowing—if you want me to read a book, tell me about it, or buy me a copy outright. Your loaned… — Leah Price Copy Share Image
