“To make a tarte of strawberyes," wrote Margaret Parker in 1551, "take and strayne theym with the yolkes of four eggs, and… — Allegra Goodman Copy Share Image
Old books, old wine, old Nankin blue;- All things, in short, to which belong The charm, the grace that Time makes strong,… — Henry Austin Dobson Copy Share Image
“I discovered news of old horrors in old books; read intelligence of old atrocities in old periodicals; always in the back of… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“When she opened the door, the happy ringing of the silver bell above her head and the smell of old books welcomed… — Angela C. Blackmoore Copy Share Image
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island... — Walt Disney Copy Share Image
“A house on the park. He'd seen it a million times. And now was in it. It smelled of man sweat and… — george saunders Copy Share Image
Strange thoughts brew in your heart when you spend too much time with old books — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
It may be said of some very old places, as of some very old books, that they are destined to be forever… — Amelia B. Edwards Copy Share Image
“Why should one live? All is vain! To live - that is to thresh straw; to live - that is to burn… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Schools, including universities, must insist upon the prestige of reading and especially of reading old books. — George F Will Copy Share Image
The grand old Book of God still stands; and this old earth, the more its leaves are turned over and pondered, the… — James Dwight Dana Copy Share Image
“I have always preferred the folly of the passions to the wisdom of indifference. But just because my own passions are not… — Anatole France Copy Share Image
No author, I think, is deserving of much censure for vanity if, taking down one of his ten-year-old books, he exclaims: "Great… — Ford Madox Ford Copy Share Image
“You are, of course, allowed to love food and music and champagne and rare sunny afternoons in October. You can love the… — Matt Haig Copy Share Image
Age appears to be best in some things. Old wood best to burn. Old books best to read. Old rice best to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“what think you of that, Nick, since you allwaies have your Head stuck in old Books? And I said nothing, for who… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
It is always singular, but encouraging, to meet with common sense in very old books, as the Heetopades of Veeshnoo Sarma; a… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Cynthia had been on friendly terms with an eccentric librarian called Porlock who in the last years of his dusty life had… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar. — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“I was walking up and down the rows of books at the antiquarian bookseller's in Karlova Street. Now and then I would… — Wieslaw Mysliwski Copy Share Image
I am something of an aficionado of thrift stores. In my youth, I regularly searched their shelves for old books. — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
“Death: I know, or I think I know that death will only be nothingness, but I don’t want oblivion yet. I want… — Ann Kelley Copy Share Image
“Rooks have clustered on either side of the long road. It is as if they line a grand parade route for our… — Ned Hayes Copy Share Image
“Few pleasures, for the true reader, rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books: old books, new books, library books, other people's… — Aidan Chambers Copy Share Image
