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title: "17 Number Books Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Number Books quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Number Books sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Life is short and the number of books is appalling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cowper-powys/life-is-short-and-the-number-of-books-is-appalling/)

[John Cowper Powys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cowper-powys/)

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> [“There is nothing to say about anything. So there can be no limit to the number of books.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emil-m-cioran/there-is-nothing-to-say-about-anything-so-there-can-be-no-limit-to/)

[Emil M. Cioran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emil-m-cioran/)

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> [Ultimately, the number of books always exceeds the space they are granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alberto-manguel/ultimately-the-number-of-books-always-exceeds-the-space-they-are/)

[Alberto Manguel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alberto-manguel/)

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> [Authors are often sent a number of books to read for possible review and advance praise. It can be easy for new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kameron-hurley/authors-are-often-sent-a-number-of-books-to-read-for-possible-review/)

[Kameron Hurley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kameron-hurley/)

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> [There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you're going to write before you die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/there-comes-a-point-when-you-can-more-or-less-count-the-number-of/)

[Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/)

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> [ I don't \[even\] know the number of books on Abraham Lincoln. Ten thousand, twelve thousand? I have seen various numbers. It seems… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-foner/i-don-t-even-know-the-number-of-books-on-abraham-lincoln-ten-thousand/)

[Eric Foner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-foner/)

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> [“We really are little book whores,aren't we?Not just in the number of books that we read,but the number of guys we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-noelle/we-really-are-little-book-whores-aren-t-we-not-just-in-the-number-of/)

[Erin Noelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-noelle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ae/erin-noelle-30762_book_we-really-are-little-book-whores-aren-t_2121993.jpg)

> [I've written a number of books that have to do with the evolution of humans, human intelligence, human emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/i-ve-written-a-number-of-books-that-have-to-do-with-the-evolution-of/)

[Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/)

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> [I myself don't know what makes my books work. I enter a bookstore and I'm frankly overwhelmed by the number of books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chetan-bhagat/i-myself-don-t-know-what-makes-my-books-work-i-enter-a-bookstore-and/)

[Chetan Bhagat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chetan-bhagat/)

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> [“Judge not the value of a friend by the number of boy- or girlfriends they helped you get. But by the number…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/judge-not-the-value-of-a-friend-by-the-number-of-boy-or-girlfriends/)

[Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d06/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_books_judge-not-the-value-of-a-friend-by-the-n_142012.jpg)

> [What has always surprised me when I walk into a bookstore is the number of books that you can find that are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-eagleman/what-has-always-surprised-me-when-i-walk-into-a-bookstore-is-the/)

[David Eagleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-eagleman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e99/david-eagleman-2079_book_what-has-always-surprised-me-when-i-walk_2877900.png)

> [Readers, on the other hand, have at least 7.5 books going all the time. Actually, the number of books a reader takes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-miller/readers-on-the-other-hand-have-at-least-7-5-books-going-all-the-time/)

[Calvin Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d88/calvin-miller-17377_bathroom_readers-on-the-other-hand-have-at-least_3116304.png)

> [“In discussions among the participants at the summit and because of requests to the Draft Committee, there was considerable sentiment for striking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul-2/in-discussions-among-the-participants-at-the-summit-and-because-of/)

[R.C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul-2/)

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> [Many persons erroneously suppose that an author has always on hand an unlimited number of her own books; or that the publisher…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eliza-leslie/many-persons-erroneously-suppose-that-an-author-has-always-on-hand-an/)

[Eliza Leslie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eliza-leslie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64e/eliza-leslie-38278_book_many-persons-erroneously-suppose-that-an_1620988.png)

> [As long as the centuries continue to unfold, the number of books will grow continually, and one can predict that a time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-diderot/as-long-as-the-centuries-continue-to-unfold-the-number-of-books-will/)

[Denis Diderot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-diderot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/denis-diderot-1536_book_as-long-as-the-centuries-continue-to-unf_1891743.png)

> [Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-burgess/books-in-a-large-university-library-system-2-000-000-books-in-an/)

[Anthony Burgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-burgess/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc9/anthony-burgess-1167_average_books-in-a-large-university-library-syst_2048772.jpg)

> [I think, for the rest of my life, I shall refrain from looking up things. It is the most ravenous time-snatcher I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-wells/i-think-for-the-rest-of-my-life-i-shall-refrain-from-looking-up/)

[Carolyn Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-wells/)

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                        "text": "Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore: 30,000. Books in an average neighborhood branch library: 20,000.",
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