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> [“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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/there-is-a-simple-rule-practice-a-kind-of-generous-selfishness-give-a/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

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> [“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 edition sits in my house like a real grievance. And in lieu of lending books, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/i-hate-lending-or-borrowing-if-you-want-me-to-read-a-book-tell-me/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

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## Other authors on Borrowing

- [Warren Buffett 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/borrowing/warren-buffett/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-ryan-74142.jpg) Paul Ryan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/borrowing/paul-ryan/)

## More by Leah Price

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/i-feel-that-my-tendency-to-acquire-books-is-rather-like-someone/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/there-is-a-simple-rule-practice-a-kind-of-generous-selfishness-give-a/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/when-you-stand-inside-somebody-s-library-you-get-a-powerful-sense-of/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [A self without a shelf remains cryptic; a home without books naked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/a-self-without-a-shelf-remains-cryptic-a-home-without-books-naked/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/people-sometimes-act-as-though-owning-books-you-haven-t-read/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [Paper remains the standard to which digital media can only aspire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/paper-remains-the-standard-to-which-digital-media-can-only-aspire/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“I do lend my books, but I have to be a bit selective because my marginalia are so incriminating.” --Alison Bechdel”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/i-do-lend-my-books-but-i-have-to-be-a-bit-selective-because-my/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/just-as-television-didn-t-put-an-end-to-radio-or-the-movies-to-say/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/correction-of-earlier-entry-8-01-12-we-read-over-the-shoulders-of/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“RE: Kindle, iPad, et cetera: For a researcher, these new ways of accessing information are just extraordinary. I thing it introduces the possibility of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/re-kindle-ipad-et-cetera-for-a-researcher-these-new-ways-of-accessing/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [I felt the breath of God go cold on my skin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/i-felt-the-breath-of-god-go-cold-on-my-skin/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/correction-of-earlier-entry-8-01-12we-read-over-the-shoulders-of/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/i-hate-lending-or-borrowing-if-you-want-me-to-read-a-book-tell-me/)

[Leah Price](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leah-price/)

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