--- title: "9 Says Books Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Says Books quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Says Books sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/kersten-hamilton-26367_book_when-i-meet-someone-who-says-they-re-not_1255283.jpg" --- > [“When I meet someone who says they're not "much for books," I can guarantee that they haven't met the right book yet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kersten-hamilton/when-i-meet-someone-who-says-they-re-not-much-for-books-i-can/) [Kersten Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kersten-hamilton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/kersten-hamilton-26367_book_when-i-meet-someone-who-says-they-re-not_1255283.jpg) > [My grandfather says that's what books are for," Ashoke said, using the opportunity to open the volume in his hands. "To travel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jhumpa-lahiri/my-grandfather-says-that-s-what-books-are-for-ashoke-said-using-the/) [Jhumpa Lahiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jhumpa-lahiri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/jhumpa-lahiri-1596_book_my-grandfather-says-that-s-what-books-ar_1872587.png) > [“I always thought the key to immortality would be, like, tiny robots fixing things in your brain,” she says. “Not books.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-sloan/i-always-thought-the-key-to-immortality-would-be-like-tiny-robots/) [Robin Sloan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-sloan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/robin-sloan-1513_books_i-always-thought-the-key-to-immortality_1940368.png) > [“You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside of them," said Meggie...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelia-funke/you-re-the-one-who-says-books-have-to-be-heavy-because-the-whole/) [Cornelia Funke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelia-funke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1e/cornelia-funke-908_book_you-re-the-one-who-says-books-have-to-be_1837918.png) > [My mother says that some books are good no matter when you read them, and some are good at a particular moment;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-schumacher/my-mother-says-that-some-books-are-good-no-matter-when-you-read-them/) [Julie Schumacher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-schumacher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14d/julie-schumacher-24690_book_my-mother-says-that-some-books-are-good_415819.jpg) > [“My grandfather always says that's what books are for. To travel without moving an inch.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jhumpa-lahiri/my-grandfather-always-says-that-s-what-books-are-for-to-travel/) [Jhumpa Lahiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jhumpa-lahiri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/jhumpa-lahiri-1596_books_my-grandfather-always-says-that-s-what-b_1480147.png) > [Anyone who says, 'Books don't change anything,' or - more commonly - that crime fiction is the wrong genre for promoting social…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-vachss/anyone-who-says-books-don-t-change-anything-or-more-commonly-that/) [Andrew Vachss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-vachss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/andrew-vachss-8127_anyone_anyone-who-says-books-don-t-change-anyth_2100898.png) > [ \[When\] he's here, he's always reading. He says books stop time. I myself think he's crazy...Don't tell anyone, but when he reads… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-helprin/when-he-s-here-he-s-always-reading-he-says-books-stop-time-i-myself/) [Mark Helprin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-helprin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/mark-helprin-1171_book_when-he-s-here-he-s-always-reading-he-sa_2013657.png) > [What on earth have you packed in here? Bricks?" asked Mo as he carried Meggie's book-box out of the house. You're the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornelia-funke/what-on-earth-have-you-packed-in-here-bricks-asked-mo-as-he-carried/) [Cornelia Funke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornelia-funke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/cornelia-funke-908_book_what-on-earth-have-you-packed-in-here-br_2074566.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/says-books/#itemlist", "name": "Says Books Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When I meet someone who says they're not \"much for books,\" I can guarantee that they haven't met the right book yet.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kersten Hamilton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kersten-hamilton/when-i-meet-someone-who-says-they-re-not-much-for-books-i-can/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": 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