Books Quote by Alain de Botton

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the number of Books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk…

— Alain De Botton

“I had decided to become a bookseller because I loved good books. I assumed there must be many others who shared a love for…

— Stuart Brent

“The real reason why I should not like to be in the book trade for life is that while I was in it I…

— George Orwell

“The beauty of being a bookseller is that you don't have to be a literary critic: all you have to do to books is…

— Christopher Morley

“A remarkable number of the memoirs of booksellers are basically anecdote delivery devices.”

— Travis McDade

“Books, including those written by famous authors, may sit unread on forgotten shelves, attracting dust rather than readers’ attention.”

— Mouloud Benzadi

“I had devoted my whole life to books; to bookshops; to booksellers; to bookish people like Charles and Alan. And in doing so, I…

— Anthony Horowitz

“I cannot have a sufficiency of books. Indeed, I have more than I should... Books give utter delight: they talk with us... and are…

— Francesco Petrarca

Best-selling writers should go to bookstores to say thanks to the booksellers, to meet fans, sign autographs, sign books, talk, whatever.

— John Grisham

“Books can be the people we never get to meet, ancestors or far neighbors.”

— Elizabeth Knox

“Books have a way of finding their way into our lives, usually, right when we need them the most.”

— Richard Denney

“Word of mouth sells books. Want to sell more books, learn to write better!”

— Thomas Wilson