Book Quote by Marina Warner
“There is humanist enterprise of the book, and amongst that there are many, many stories. And that is why at the end, when he says that the stories are so illuminating that they must be engraved and encased in gold and put in the palace library, the people who compile the book are telling us that this is a collection of human wisdom.”
![“[T]he narrative intelligences of our books should leave us feeling a bit pressed intellectually, a bit outmatched, amazed ultimately by the talent of the author who brought such an exquisite intelligence to life.” (from article “From the Library of Your Soul-Mate: The Unique Social Bond of…” quote by Bryan Basamanowicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/183/bryan-basamanowicz-134918_book-bonding_t-he-narrative-intelligences-of-our-book_2310756.jpg)
![“[N]othing about a book is so unmistakable and so irreplaceable as the stamp of the cultured mind. I don't care what the story is about or what may be the momentary craze for books that appear to have been hammered out by the village blacksmith in a state of intoxication; the minute you get the…” quote by Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/14d/dorothy-l-sayers-738_behinds_n-othing-about-a-book-is-so-unmistakable_1468808.jpg)
