Books Quote by Jane Austen

I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these." - Mr. Darcy

— Jane Austen

“The library at Pemberley was as freely open to her as it was to Darcy, and with his tactful and loving encouragement she had…

— P.D. James

“Nor did I forget what is the natural pleasure of every man who has been a reader;… filling the shelves of a tolerably large…

— Walter Scott

“A little library, growing larger every year, is an honourable part of a man's history. It is a man's duty to have books. A…

— Henry Ward Beecher

“The very idea of a library for me is bound to my mother and father and includes the history of my own metamorphosis through…

— Siri Hustvedt

“But with each passing year, and each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read…

— nick hornby

“Maybe that's why I prefer this new library to my own bedroom: looking at the million book spines, I can imagine a million alternate…

— Rebecca Makkai

“sometimes, what i see is a library in a rural community. all the tall shelves in the big open room. and the pencils in…

— Tracy K. Smith

“My brother, being an English gentleman, possesses a library in all his houses, though he never opens a book. This is called fidelity to…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“The bookworm of great libraries.”

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries in life.”

— Henry Ward Beecher

“The library serves as a gathering place for friends who share the love of books. It further serves as a resource for those who…

— Kristen Ashley