Quote by Claire Holden Rothman

“You know I always say that a healthy appetite for books leads to a girl with more than looks.”

— Rachel Coker

“Oh, my dear, this is worse than I expected! A strange girl is always a bore among good friends, but one can generally manage…

— Elizabeth von Arnim

“A Lady's Guide to Beauty and Etiquette was starting to feel less like her saving grace and more like a nuisance. A grim reminder…

— Adalyn Grace

“She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who…

— Jane Austen

“But what we have here is not a nice girl, as generally understood. For one thing, she’s not beautiful. There’s a certain set to…

— terry pratchett

“Oh, reading! There is something singularly unattractive about a woman reading a book, I always think. Hunched and squinting in a corner while everyone…

— Kate Riordan

“Dear Reader, may God protect you from bad books, police and nagging, moon-faced, fair-haired women.”

— Francisco de Quevedo

“She is too fond of books and it has addled her mind.”

— Louisa May Alcott

“She liked getting hold of some book... and keeping it to herself, and gnawing its contents in privacy, and pondering the meaning without sharing…

— Virginia Woolf

“It requires uncommon steadiness of reason to resist the attraction of being called the most charming girl in the world.”

— Jane Austen

“When it comes to books, I am a sensuous woman.”

— Jincy Willett

“She’s too hot, even for you. And since she’s got a book, she probably knows how to read, so she’s smart enough to know…

— Nicole Williams