Book Quote by Hans H Wellisch

The indexing problem changes with each new book undertaken. To meet the needs of different classes of seekers and to suit various types of…

— Hans H Wellisch

I love indices! They are poetry in and of themselves, depending on the book.

— Wendy C. Ortiz

If a book has no index or good table of contents, it is very useful to make one as you are reading it.

— Isaac

Never judge a book by its 'index' page. Go through the book thoroughly, before doing it. The same holds good for people as well.…

— Melchor Lim

Never index your own book.

— Kurt Vonnegut

Of many large volumes the index is the best portion and the usefullest. A glance through the casement gives whatever knowledge of the interior…

— Robert Aris Willmott

“Half-way through the labour of an index to this book I recalled the practice of my ten years' study of history; and realized that…

— T.E. Lawrence

“Every book has a skeleton hidden between its covers. Your job as an analytical reader is to find it.”

— Mortimer J. Adler

I was looking at books and reading the indexes and finding a next book and reading that book, and then from that index ...…

— Lisa Yuskavage

“I dusted my books off, placing each one—sorted alphabetically and by genre—on the shelves Dad installed. What some people might call “anal,” I’d call…

— aileen erin

You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller.

— John Green

As useful as websites and journals are, there's real value in books, too.

— Jamais Cascio