“Books are not just things, but dynamic artifacts, milestones showing where the road took a sudden turn on our individual journeys --… — wendy welch Copy Share Image
“When the occasional customer tells us his or her dream of running a bookstore someday, we recognize our own naivete in that… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
“The essential criterion for running a bookstore is less "Do you like books?" than "Do you like people?" Ironically, we find that… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
“Books are not just things, but dynamic artifacts, milestones showing where the road took a sudden turn on our individual journeys -- our very… — wendy welch Copy Share Image
“When the occasional customer tells us his or her dream of running a bookstore someday, we recognize our own naivete in that enthusiasm. They… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
“Third places are those needed spaces, neither home nor work, where we are known by our names and valued for being whatever we decide… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
“Another lesson for bookshop owners: "Learn how to listen yet let it pass through you." Thanks to some therapist friends, I have finally acquired… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
“Anyone getting starry-eyed about owning a bookstore should ask herself a few questions: Can you lift a box weighing fifty pounds? Do you know… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
“The essential criterion for running a bookstore is less "Do you like books?" than "Do you like people?" Ironically, we find that having unlimited… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
“In case the term is unfamiliar, the best description ever for 'cozies' is 'murder mysteries where no one cares who got killed because they're… — Wendy Welch Copy Share Image
![“The essential criterion for running a bookstore is less "Do you like books?" than "Do you like people?" Ironically, we find that having unlimited access to more reading material than we ever could have imagined means we read less. Chuck and Dee Robinson own Village Books [...]He once said in an…” quote by Wendy Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/69b/wendy-welch-47358_book_the-essential-criterion-for-running-a-bo_2862836.jpg)
