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title: "20 Open Books Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 20 Open Books quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Open Books sayings and thoughts."
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> [And how could anyone consent to give up the smell of open books, old or new?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-kostova/and-how-could-anyone-consent-to-give-up-the-smell-of-open-books-old/)

[Elizabeth Kostova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-kostova/)

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> [Let our lives be open books for all to study.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/let-our-lives-be-open-books-for-all-to-study/)

[Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/)

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> [Open books not 'legs'...Blow minds not 'guys'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/open-books-not-legs-blow-minds-not-guys/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Blow minds not boys, open books not legs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/blow-minds-not-boys-open-books-not-legs/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [I like that you can open up any one of my books anywhere and immediately be lost. I just love them so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-bach/i-like-that-you-can-open-up-any-one-of-my-books-anywhere-and/)

[Richard Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-bach/)

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> [The only time I open my books to do homework is when I can't think of anything else to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-time-i-open-my-books-to-do-homework-is-when-i-can-t-think-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Some swore the cats had been caught pawing through the pages of open books - reading.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/some-swore-the-cats-had-been-caught-pawing-through-the-pages-of-open/)

[Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/)

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> [I sometimes get up at night when I can't sleep and walk down into my library and open one of my books…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/i-sometimes-get-up-at-night-when-i-can-t-sleep-and-walk-down-into-my/)

[Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/)

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> [“Human are the open books of the past, the machine of the present and an undisclosed technology of the future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricky-saikia/human-are-the-open-books-of-the-past-the-machine-of-the-present-and/)

[Ricky Saikia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricky-saikia/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/ricky-saikia-47806_books_human-are-the-open-books-of-the-past-the_772551.jpg)

> [“Jamie felt a strong desire to go across and see what the open books were, to go to the shelves and run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/jamie-felt-a-strong-desire-to-go-across-and-see-what-the-open-books/)

[Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/251/diana-gabaldon-185_book_jamie-felt-a-strong-desire-to-go-across_268934.jpg)

> [When I open many books, or most leading women's magazines, or see almost all TV shows, I don't find myself at all.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-open-many-books-or-most-leading-women-s-magazines-or-see/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out from between their pages –…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/when-i-open-them-most-of-the-books-have-the-smell-of-an-earlier-time-2/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [You open doors when you open books... doors that swing wide to unlimited horizons of knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration that will enlarge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilferd-peterson/you-open-doors-when-you-open-books-doors-that-swing-wide-to-unlimited/)

[Wilferd Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilferd-peterson/)

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> [The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-nestell-bovee/the-lively-and-mercurial-are-as-open-books-with-the-leaves-turned/)

[Christian Nestell Bovee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-nestell-bovee/)

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> [When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages - a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haruki-murakami/when-i-open-them-most-of-the-books-have-the-smell-of-an-earlier-time/)

[Haruki Murakami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haruki-murakami/)

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> [“Because there is a belief that once you begin to open books, you will become a better person. It is Pandora's box,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-borchert/because-there-is-a-belief-that-once-you-begin-to-open-books-you-will/)

[Don Borchert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-borchert/)

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> [I think the kind of unexpected I really love is when you open books and the actual way of writing is different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lalla-ward/i-think-the-kind-of-unexpected-i-really-love-is-when-you-open-books/)

[Lalla Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lalla-ward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/lalla-ward-33910_book_i-think-the-kind-of-unexpected-i-really_1167203.jpg)

> [“My sort wants the book in its entirety. We need to touch it, to examine the weight of its paper and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-paul/my-sort-wants-the-book-in-its-entirety-we-need-to-touch-it-to-examine/)

[Pamela Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/pamela-paul-27075_book_my-sort-wants-the-book-in-its-entirety-w_3236680.jpg)

> [“Books Fall Open Books fall open, you fall in, delighted where, you've never been. Hear voices not once heard before, Reach world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mccord/books-fall-open-books-fall-open-you-fall-in-delighted-where-you-ve/)

[David McCord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mccord/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b92/david-mccord-33524_book_books-fall-open-books-fall-open-you-fall_298161.jpg)

> [In a Glasser Quality School there is no such thing as a closed book test. Students are told to get out their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/in-a-glasser-quality-school-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-closed-book/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/william-glasser-10297_book_in-a-glasser-quality-school-there-is-no_2228475.jpg)

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