Bookshelves Quotes

70 quotes by 66 authors

Right up to the middle of this century all perceptions of the world around us were delivered via the bookshelf or the paper route. — Theodore Bikel
The Dick, Jane, and Spot primers have gone to that bookshelf in the sky. I have, in some ways, a tender feeling toward them, so… — Chris Van Allsburg
Thousands of volumes have been written about aviation, but we do not automatically have thousands of true and special friends in their authors. That rare… — Richard Bach
Wouldn't it be wonderful if every home had good books instead of knick-knacks and plastic flowers on the bookshelves? And wouldn't it be great if… — Ernest L. Boyer
When we haven't the time to listen to each other's stories we seek out experts to tell us how to live. The less time we… — Rachel Naomi Remen
I don't really have a domestic inclination. Even my apartment has a semblance of a storage facility. It's just stacks, there are no bookshelves, just… — Sufjan Stevens
For proponents of ecosystem-based management,the good news is that another new book, Ecosystem-based Management for the Oceans, conveys the topic at its state-of-the-art level of… — Carl Safina
You know what the best kind of organic certification would be? Make an unannounced visit to a farm and take a good long look at… — Joel Salatin
More people should visit Antarctica, metaphorically speaking, on their own. That is one of the conclusions I have reached, one of my recommendations: explore something,… — Phyllis Rose
I've always loved books. I'm passionate about them. I think books are sexy. They are smooth and solid and contain delightful surprises. They smell good.… — Sue Townsend
Adrienne Mayor's inquiry into the myth--and surprising reality--of Amazon women begins with the fierce Greek huntress Atalanta, but takes us deep into the past and… — Steven Saylor
If I walk into a place, a party, say, and there's a bookshelf, I immediately gravitate toward it. Unless there's a bar. But even then,… — Jonathan Evison
I love bookshelves, and stacks of books, spines, typography, and the feel of pages between my fingertips. I love bookmarks, and old bindings, and stars… — Laini Taylor
Writing is not like dancing or modeling; it's not something where-if you missed it by age 19-you're finished. It's never too late. Your writing will… — Elizabeth Gilbert
A bookshelf is as particular to its owner as are his or her clothes; a personality is stamped on a library just as a shoe… — Alan Bennett
Decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. — Anna Quindlen
I don't choose between my house phone and my mobile. I don't choose between my laptop and my notebook. And I don't intend to choose… — Sara Sheridan
On the bookshelf of life, God is a useful work of reference, always at hand but seldom consulted. — Dag Hammarskjold
In this time of the Internet and nonfiction, to be on an actual bookshelf in an actual bookstore is exciting in itself. — Chris Abani
My father always says, â€˜Never trust anyone who has a TV bigger than their bookshelf.â€™ So I make sure I read. Back at home, I… — Emilia Clarke

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