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title: "4 Bookstores Quotes By Gabrielle Zevin"
description: "4 Bookstores quotes by Gabrielle Zevin. Plus more from Gabrielle Zevin and more Bookstores sayings from other authors."
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> [I'm in the middle of a 25-city book tour, and I like watching what people buy in bookstores. I see people buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/i-m-in-the-middle-of-a-25-city-book-tour-and-i-like-watching-what/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebf/gabrielle-zevin-626_author_i-m-in-the-middle-of-a-25-city-book-tour_202938.png)

> [I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/i-m-very-privy-to-the-way-bookstores-work-and-i-think-a-lot-about-the/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/gabrielle-zevin-626_about_i-m-very-privy-to-the-way-bookstores-wor_239167.png)

> [A place isn't a place until it has a bookstore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/a-place-isn-t-a-place-until-it-has-a-bookstore/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3de/gabrielle-zevin-626_bookstore_a-place-isn-t-a-place-until-it-has-a-boo_958160.png)

> [“Bookstores attract the right kind of folk. Good people like A.J. and Amelia. And I like talking about books with people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/bookstores-attract-the-right-kind-of-folk-good-people-like-a-j-and/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df7/gabrielle-zevin-626_book_bookstores-attract-the-right-kind-of-fol_2600046.jpg)

## Other authors on Bookstores

- [Kerry E. Wagner 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bookstores/kerry-e-wagner/)

## More by Gabrielle Zevin

> [“He didn't break my heart. No one can break your heart except you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/he-didn-t-break-my-heart-no-one-can-break-your-heart-except-you/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/people-are-capable-of-great-great-change-during-the-span-of-one/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [That Woman is in love with her own grief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/that-woman-is-in-love-with-her-own-grief/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [He kissed me, though not in a sexy way. Gentle. Tender.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/he-kissed-me-though-not-in-a-sexy-way-gentle-tender/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [Daddy always said the only thing worth begging for was your life, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe sometimes your love is a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/daddy-always-said-the-only-thing-worth-begging-for-was-your-life-but/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [“I am repulsed by ghostwritten novels by reality television stars, celebrity picture books, sports memoirs, movie tie-in editions, novelty items, and—I imagine this goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/i-am-repulsed-by-ghostwritten-novels-by-reality-television-stars/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [I wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/i-wish-i-could-tell-you-to-always-follow-your-heart-but-i-think-it-is/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [“It is a lie that you should only speak from your heart- you ought to let your brain play a part too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/it-is-a-lie-that-you-should-only-speak-from-your-heart-you-ought-to/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [I wondered if the person who really loves you is the person who knows all your stories, the person who WANTS to know all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/i-wondered-if-the-person-who-really-loves-you-is-the-person-who-knows/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [“Most people's problems would be solved if they would only give more things a chance.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/most-people-s-problems-would-be-solved-if-they-would-only-give-more/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [“It is lucky, she thinks, that we don’t feel all the love inside us every moment. We couldn’t breathe or walk or eat. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/it-is-lucky-she-thinks-that-we-don-t-feel-all-the-love-inside-us/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [“Real love' is not just instinct, but intent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/real-love-is-not-just-instinct-but-intent/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [Hi there," squeaked a precocious little voice, "you are speaking to Chloe Fusakawa, and I have just learned how to answer the phone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/hi-there-squeaked-a-precocious-little-voice-you-are-speaking-to-chloe/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [“Well, I’m warning you. I could be a bad book with a good jacket.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/well-i-m-warning-you-i-could-be-a-bad-book-with-a-good-jacket/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

> [“A place ain’t a place without a bookstore,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabrielle-zevin/a-place-ain-t-a-place-without-a-bookstore/)

[Gabrielle Zevin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabrielle-zevin/)

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