--- title: "2 Rolled Books Quotes by 1 author" description: "Browse 2 Rolled Books quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Rolled Books sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/georgia-bell-88676_book_i-was-not-gentle-on-my-books-i-read-whil_2613269.jpg" --- > [“I was not gentle on my books. I read while I ate, I read in the bathtub. At night, I rolled over on top of my books that had fallen between the covers as I dozed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgia-bell/i-was-not-gentle-on-my-books-i-read-while-i-ate-i-read-in-the-bathtub/) [Georgia Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georgia-bell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/georgia-bell-88676_book_i-was-not-gentle-on-my-books-i-read-whil_2613269.jpg) > [“There was something about the possession of a book that was important to me. Owning it gave me proprietary rights on the story. It meant that I could read as quickly or as slowly as I liked. No expectations, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgia-bell/there-was-something-about-the-possession-of-a-book-that-was-important/) [Georgia Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georgia-bell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/829/georgia-bell-88676_book_there-was-something-about-the-possession_3098178.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rolled-books/#itemlist", "name": "Rolled Books Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I was not gentle on my books. I read while I ate, I read in the bathtub. 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