--- title: "7 Lend Books Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 7 Lend Books quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Lend Books sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_721054.jpg" --- > [Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns-them-the-only-books-i-have/) [Anatole France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anatole-france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_721054.jpg) > [Never lend books, for no one ever returns them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns-them/) [Anatole France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anatole-france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_1048156.jpg) > [“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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/leah-price-36354_books_i-do-lend-my-books-but-i-have-to-be-a-bi_1211145.jpg) > [Do you lend books and DVDs to people? If so, don't you always regret it? All my life I have forced books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynne-truss/do-you-lend-books-and-dvds-to-people-if-so-don-t-you-always-regret-it/) [Lynne Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynne-truss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/lynne-truss-4153_book_do-you-lend-books-and-dvds-to-people-if_1789108.png) > [Now, many public libraries want to lend e-books, not simply to patrons who come in to download, but to anybody with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-turow/now-many-public-libraries-want-to-lend-e-books-not-simply-to-patrons/) [Scott Turow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-turow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/scott-turow-3838_after_now-many-public-libraries-want-to-lend-e_2644470.jpg) > [“Lending Out Books You're always giving, my therapist said. You have to learn how to take. Whenever you meet a woman, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-sirowitz/lending-out-books-you-re-always-giving-my-therapist-said-you-have-to/) [Hal Sirowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-sirowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/hal-sirowitz-241196_books_lending-out-books-you-re-always-giving-m_2863728.jpg) > [People are much more willing to lend you books than bookcases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/people-are-much-more-willing-to-lend-you-books-than-bookcases/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/mark-twain-22_book_people-are-much-more-willing-to-lend-you_3231805.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lend-books/#itemlist", "name": "Lend Books Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have lent to me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anatole France" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns-them-the-only-books-i-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_721054.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_721054.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bd/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_721054.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other…” — Anatole France", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never lend books, for no one ever returns them", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anatole France" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns-them/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_1048156.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_1048156.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/anatole-france-1443_book_never-lend-books-for-no-one-ever-returns_1048156.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Never lend books, for no one ever returns them” — Anatole France", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I do lend my books, but I have to be a bit selective because my marginalia are so incriminating.” --Alison Bechdel”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Leah Price" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leah-price/i-do-lend-my-books-but-i-have-to-be-a-bit-selective-because-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/leah-price-36354_books_i-do-lend-my-books-but-i-have-to-be-a-bi_1211145.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/leah-price-36354_books_i-do-lend-my-books-but-i-have-to-be-a-bi_1211145.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/leah-price-36354_books_i-do-lend-my-books-but-i-have-to-be-a-bi_1211145.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do lend my books, but I have to be a bit selective because my marginalia are so incriminating.” --Alison…” — Leah Price", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Do you lend books and DVDs to people? 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