Bookshops Quote by Christopher Morley

A bookshop is powder-magazine, a dynamite-shed, a drugstore of poisons, a bar of intoxicants, a den of opiates, an island of sirens.

— John Cowper Powys

“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

Bookshops are infested with ideas. Books are quivering, murmuring creatures.

— Rodrigo Rey Rosa

“Bookshops are at the coalface of our industry.”

— Sara Sheridan

Books bend space and time. One reason the owners of those aforesaid little rambling, poky secondhand bookshops always seem slightly unearthly is that many…

— Terry Pratchett

All around us right now, tucked into the valleys and along the coasts, bookshops glow in the winter light. Think of them like singular,…

— Anthony Doerr

A good bookshop is not just about selling books from shelves, but reaching out into the world and making a difference.

— David Almond

In a town like London there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops,…

— George Orwell

It's actually as simple as this. New authors, building their customer base, need physical bookshops. Physical bookshops are lovely tactile, friendly, expert, welcoming places.…

— Tim Waterstone

My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. But either you intrinsically understand…

— Kathleen Tessaro

I love bookstores. I love the energy in a bookstore and the smell of the paper.

— Chris Colfer

When I go to places and do book tours, I don't really like doing traditional bookshops. It's nice to walk people through something instead…

— Irvine Welsh