“The patron gets comfortable in bed and opens up the book -- it opens tentatively -- and the patron bends the open book backward until there is a satisfying crack and the book is a little more supple, a little… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“The library knows that it is a temporary fix. We have a stamp for the inside front cover: BROKEN SPINE NOTED. It is like a bracelet worn by a diabetic. When you return the book with this message stamped inside,… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“A library will continue to function nicely without every other position, but without the pages it would grind to a stop within a quiet… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“I think a free library is an outrageous perk. I think being able to take out 50 books at a time is an astounding… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“My mother neither encouraged the reading of science fiction nor did she disparage it. She told me later that there was a scheme of… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“The patron gets comfortable in bed and opens up the book -- it opens tentatively -- and the patron bends the open book backward… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“Because there is a belief that once you begin to open books, you will become a better person. It is Pandora's box, but in… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“We are all misfits, poseurs, and clowns. We are heartbroken and lonely, failures in life, criminals and frauds. Most of our successes are pleasant… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“The library knows that it is a temporary fix. We have a stamp for the inside front cover: BROKEN SPINE NOTED. It is like… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“She still remembers the effect a certain book can have on people at the right time in their lives. A book, at its most… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
“I do not understand people who will lustily throw $40,000 at the shiny red automobile of their choice, but well up with tears and… — Don Borchert Copy Share Image
