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title: "2 Bookshops Quotes By Kathleen Tessaro"
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> [My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. But either you intrinsically understand the attraction of searching for hidden treasure amongst rows of dusty shelves or you don't; it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/my-husband-claims-i-have-an-unhealthy-obsession-with-secondhand/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

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> [“…secondhand bookstores have pilgrims. The words out of print are a call to arms for those who seek a Holy Grail made of paper and ink.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/secondhand-bookstores-have-pilgrims-the-words-out-of-print-are-a-call/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

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## More by Kathleen Tessaro

> [“Mass was like grand opera, a magic show with the most expensive props in town. And faith, a sleight of hand trick, in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/mass-was-like-grand-opera-a-magic-show-with-the-most-expensive-props/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“To me, chance isn't random. The universe is bound by unseen threads. We have only to untangle them a little to see a pattern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/to-me-chance-isn-t-random-the-universe-is-bound-by-unseen-threads-we/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“I want to go to a café and sit with you. I want you to order something I've never eaten before and tease me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/i-want-to-go-to-a-caf-and-sit-with-you-i-want-you-to-order-something/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. But either you intrinsically understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/my-husband-claims-i-have-an-unhealthy-obsession-with-secondhand/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“I'm going to tell you something that no magazine or novel or television show will ever let on. Love wears you down. We think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/i-m-going-to-tell-you-something-that-no-magazine-or-novel-or/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“There is nothing more difficult than simplicity,’ Madame”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/there-is-nothing-more-difficult-than-simplicity-madame/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“I’d like to live in great comfort. And peace.’ And then she added, quite to her surprise, ‘With no one to tell me what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/i-d-like-to-live-in-great-comfort-and-peace-and-then-she-added-quite/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“I believe it’s a privilege, madam. One that’s earned through a certain amount of courage and adversity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/i-believe-it-s-a-privilege-madam-one-that-s-earned-through-a-certain/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“Paulette shook her head and sighed. In her world Grace had failed to meet the responsibility of her own beauty. This was not just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/paulette-shook-her-head-and-sighed-in-her-world-grace-had-failed-to/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“He was uncannily skilled at dissecting hidden meaning behind every interaction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/he-was-uncannily-skilled-at-dissecting-hidden-meaning-behind-every/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“Likewise, while the men and women were no more naturally attractive than their English counterparts, they dressed with an assurance and attention to detail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/likewise-while-the-men-and-women-were-no-more-naturally-attractive/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“Around her the tables were filling with people, tourists planning their next stop over a coffee, businessmen meeting for luncheon, well-heeled women taking a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/around-her-the-tables-were-filling-with-people-tourists-planning/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“Are we at war with fate?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/are-we-at-war-with-fate/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“Smells are custodians of memories.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/smells-are-custodians-of-memories/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

> [“In every book she’d ever read, the heroine was subject to self-doubt and unjust criticism. And in every case, it only served to harden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathleen-tessaro/in-every-book-she-d-ever-read-the-heroine-was-subject-to-self-doubt/)

[Kathleen Tessaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathleen-tessaro/)

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