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title: "7 Good Bookshop Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Good Bookshop quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Good Bookshop sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Words cannot do justice to the pleasures of a good bookshop. Ironically. (Waterstones Trafalgar Square)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waterstones/words-cannot-do-justice-to-the-pleasures-of-a-good-bookshop/)

[Waterstones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waterstones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1be/waterstones-77128_bookshop_words-cannot-do-justice-to-the-pleasures_27714.jpg)

> [A good bookshop is just a genteel Black Hole that knows how to read.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/a-good-bookshop-is-just-a-genteel-black-hole-that-knows-how-to-read/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/terry-pratchett-19_black_a-good-bookshop-is-just-a-genteel-black_130933.jpg)

> [“Words cannot do justice to the pleasures of a good bookshop. Ironically.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unsure-of-origin/words-cannot-do-justice-to-the-pleasures-of-a-good-bookshop-ironically/)

[Unsure of origin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/unsure-of-origin/)

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> [“It is, incidentally, a favour that e-books have done for the Good Bookshop: they have made books beautiful again. A few years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-forsyth/it-is-incidentally-a-favour-that-e-books-have-done-for-the-good/)

[Mark Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-forsyth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a35/mark-forsyth-19782_books_it-is-incidentally-a-favour-that-e-books_1223035.jpg)

> [A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-almond/a-good-bookshop-is-not-just-about-selling-books-from-shelves-but/)

[David Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-almond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/david-almond-9241_book_a-good-bookshop-is-not-just-about-sellin_1849835.jpg)

> [“From travelling booksellers and undercover bookshops, to pop-up stalls and community hubs, walking into a good bookshop is like walking into another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-campbell/from-travelling-booksellers-and-undercover-bookshops-to-pop-up-stalls/)

[Jen Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/jen-campbell-17791_good-book_from-travelling-booksellers-and-undercov_2123440.jpg)

> [“A good book will keep you fascinated for days. A good bookshop for your whole life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/waterstones/a-good-book-will-keep-you-fascinated-for-days-a-good-bookshop-for/)

[Waterstones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/waterstones/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/552/waterstones-77128_book_a-good-book-will-keep-you-fascinated-for_2264339.jpg)

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