Accidents Quote by Isaac D'Israeli

I mean your borrowers of books - those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes.

— Charles Lamb

The book borrower...proves himself to be an inveterate collector of books not so much by the fervor with which he guards his borrowed treasures...as…

— Walter Benjamin

A book is a fragile creature. It suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements, clumsy hands.

— Umberto Eco

“The book borrower… proves himself to be an in venerate collector of books not so much by the fervor with which he guards his…

— Walter Benjamin

“Try to avoid your house catching fire, as this does no good at all. And while your house is still intact, it is a…

— Joseph Connolly

Books seem to me to be pestilent things, and infect all that trade in them...with something very perverse and brutal. Printers, binders, sellers, and…

— John Locke

Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Books, the oldest and the best, stand naturally…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of…

— M.R. James

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes.

— Charles Lamb

“Of all books printed, probably not more than half are ever read. Many are embalmed in public libraries; many go into private quarters to…

— Flora Haines Loughead

Books are not like people. Books are safe.

— Kathryn Erskine

A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high…

— Anonymous