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title: "5 Personal Library Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Personal Library quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Personal Library sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Getting rid of most of my personal library comported nicely with my longheld fantasy of traveling light, existing with minimal encumbrances, living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-epstein/getting-rid-of-most-of-my-personal-library-comported-nicely-with-my/)

[Joseph Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-epstein/)

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> [If you look at my personal library, you will notice that it ranges from Henry James to Steig Larsson, from Margaret Atwood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-bohjalian/if-you-look-at-my-personal-library-you-will-notice-that-it-ranges/)

[Chris Bohjalian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-bohjalian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b7/chris-bohjalian-8312_austen_if-you-look-at-my-personal-library-you-w_802493.jpg)

> [A personal library is a reflection of who you are and who you want to be, of what you value and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dirda/a-personal-library-is-a-reflection-of-who-you-are-and-who-you-want-to/)

[Michael Dirda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dirda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/michael-dirda-3414_desire_a-personal-library-is-a-reflection-of-wh_829210.png)

> [I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/i-have-a-couple-of-thousand-books-in-my-personal-library-choosing-a/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac8/tim-gunn-2085_book_i-have-a-couple-of-thousand-books-in-my_3017053.png)

> [“A personal library is an X-ray of the owner’s soul. It offers keys to a particular temperament, an intellectual disposition, a way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-parini/a-personal-library-is-an-x-ray-of-the-owner-s-soul-it-offers-keys-to/)

[Jay Parini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-parini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abb/jay-parini-39613_book_a-personal-library-is-an-x-ray-of-the-ow_3027905.jpg)

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