--- title: "10 Looking Books Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Looking Books quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Looking Books sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/lynn-nottage-4259_always_i-teach-at-columbia-and-i-m-always-looki_2149042.png" --- > [I teach at Columbia, and I'm always looking for books I can lose myself in during the 45 minutes I'm on the train.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-teach-at-columbia-and-i-m-always-looking-for-books-i-can-lose/) [Lynn Nottage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-nottage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/lynn-nottage-4259_always_i-teach-at-columbia-and-i-m-always-looki_2149042.png) > [“I'm still looking for books about them, as well as I am used to feed food every day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pet-torres/i-m-still-looking-for-books-about-them-as-well-as-i-am-used-to-feed/) [Pet Torres](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pet-torres/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/pet-torres-23996_book_i-m-still-looking-for-books-about-them-a_2043975.jpg) > [I remember looking at books when I was in high school, but I don't think I really stood in front of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bradley/i-remember-looking-at-books-when-i-was-in-high-school-but-i-don-t/) [Joe Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joe-bradley-15222_book_i-remember-looking-at-books-when-i-was-i_1437368.jpg) > [Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. Paying attention to the marketplace isn't a healthy thing for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-karr/age-about-30-i-stopped-looking-up-my-books-in-bookstores-paying/) [Mary Karr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-karr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/mary-karr-3335_about_age-about-30-i-stopped-looking-up-my-boo_2462573.png) > [“Books," he said, "are like mushrooms. They grow when you are not looking. Books increase by rule of compound interest: one interest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-rachman/books-he-said-are-like-mushrooms-they-grow-when-you-are-not-looking/) [Tom Rachman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-rachman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/tom-rachman-8194_book_books-he-said-are-like-mushrooms-they-gr_2258769.png) > [“In a sense, we can tell a lot about anyone by looking at what books, if any, he reads, at what books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-v-schall/in-a-sense-we-can-tell-a-lot-about-anyone-by-looking-at-what-books-if/) [James V. Schall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-v-schall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/james-v-schall-41294_books_in-a-sense-we-can-tell-a-lot-about-anyon_1703338.png) > [There is nothing on earth more exquisite than a bonny book, with well-placed columns of rich black writing in beautiful borders, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bernard-shaw/there-is-nothing-on-earth-more-exquisite-than-a-bonny-book-with-well/) [George Bernard Shaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bernard-shaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/george-bernard-shaw-68_beautiful_there-is-nothing-on-earth-more-exquisite_574548.jpg) > [I know I'm old-fashioned, but there's just something about the act of looking at books versus taking in information on a screen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annabelle-selldorf/i-know-i-m-old-fashioned-but-there-s-just-something-about-the-act-of/) [Annabelle Selldorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annabelle-selldorf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/annabelle-selldorf-26081_about_i-know-i-m-old-fashioned-but-there-s-jus_2075922.jpg) > [I shall be so glad if you will tell me what to read. I have been looking into all the books in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-eliot/i-shall-be-so-glad-if-you-will-tell-me-what-to-read-i-have-been/) [George Eliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-eliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/george-eliot-84_book_i-shall-be-so-glad-if-you-will-tell-me-w_737679.png) > [Sometimes, looking at the many books I have at home, I feel I shall die before I come to the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorge-luis-borges/sometimes-looking-at-the-many-books-i-have-at-home-i-feel-i-shall-die/) [Jorge Luis Borges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorge-luis-borges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f2/jorge-luis-borges-275_book_sometimes-looking-at-the-many-books-i-ha_1118828.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/looking-books/#itemlist", "name": "Looking Books Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I teach at Columbia, and I'm always looking for books I can lose myself in during the 45 minutes I'm on the train.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lynn Nottage" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-nottage/i-teach-at-columbia-and-i-m-always-looking-for-books-i-can-lose/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/lynn-nottage-4259_always_i-teach-at-columbia-and-i-m-always-looki_2149042.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/lynn-nottage-4259_always_i-teach-at-columbia-and-i-m-always-looki_2149042.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/lynn-nottage-4259_always_i-teach-at-columbia-and-i-m-always-looki_2149042.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I teach at Columbia, and I'm always looking for books I can lose myself in during the 45 minutes I'm on the…” — Lynn Nottage", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I'm still looking for books about them, as well as I am used to feed food every day.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pet Torres" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pet-torres/i-m-still-looking-for-books-about-them-as-well-as-i-am-used-to-feed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/pet-torres-23996_book_i-m-still-looking-for-books-about-them-a_2043975.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/pet-torres-23996_book_i-m-still-looking-for-books-about-them-a_2043975.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ea/pet-torres-23996_book_i-m-still-looking-for-books-about-them-a_2043975.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm still looking for books about them, as well as I am used to feed food every day.” — Pet Torres", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remember looking at books when I was in high school, but I don't think I really stood in front of a genuine painting or sculpture until I was out of high school.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joe Bradley" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-bradley/i-remember-looking-at-books-when-i-was-in-high-school-but-i-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joe-bradley-15222_book_i-remember-looking-at-books-when-i-was-i_1437368.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joe-bradley-15222_book_i-remember-looking-at-books-when-i-was-i_1437368.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/663/joe-bradley-15222_book_i-remember-looking-at-books-when-i-was-i_1437368.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I remember looking at books when I was in high school, but I don't think I really stood in front of a…” — Joe Bradley", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Age about 30, I stopped looking up my books in bookstores. 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