Front office Quote by Autumn Doughton

“I love the smell of a new book, but I prefer inhaling fresh bottles of ink and glue. They get me more lightheaded –…

— Bauvard

As soon as I got into the library I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I got a whiff of the leather…

— Christopher Paul Curtis

“there is the smell, too, of course -- the reassuring smell of paper, new paper, soft old paper, recalling each person to the first…

— Deborah Meyler

“When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out from between their pages – a special…

— Haruki Murakami

“Though I enjoy the occasional eBook from time to time, I will only stop reading books printed on paper when they pry them from…

— H.L. Stephens

When I open them, most of the books have the smell of an earlier time leaking out between the pages - a special odor…

— Haruki Murakami

“Upon finding the letter, I had one of those out of body experiences that come only after poring over archival material for nine hours…

— Jay Kirk

“I fear the day when the technos decide that paper books are obsolete and we are reading from PC screens and iPods and eBooks,…

— Suzanne Somers

“Why should I want to have a lot of copies of this and that lying around? Nothing but clutter in the office, a temptation…

— John Brooks

I still like paper books. Like, book is a flammable object. After you read it, you could use it to get warm. Or it…

— Demetri Martin

“It may sound dorky, but I love books- the feel of the paper, the old musty smell, & especially the way the words roll…

— Cheryl Renee Herbsman

opening the book, i inhaled. the smell of old books, so sharp, so dry you can taste it.

— Diane Setterfield