Money Quote by Paulo Coelho

“Nathaniel’s gaze fell on the crystal-encrusted pendant around her neck. “You own a shop that sells crystals?”

— Amy Andrews

“You’re like the figures you display in your shop. A beautiful thing, shiny in sunlight, but at the core—poured metal, cold stone.”

— Michael Prescott

“My first order of business was to look in the side pocket where I had hidden my garnet and gold necklace.”

— Nancy B. Brewer

“On books and friends I spend my money; For stones and bricks I haven't any.”

— Ruskin Bond

“you are, and you are very very gifted at all the aspects of the business I don’t care to deal with, and you”

— Donna Tartt

“I have never been drawn to luxury. I love the simple things; coffee shops, books, and people who try to understand.”

— R. YS Perez

“I love shopping. There is a little bit of magic found in buying something new. It is instant gratification, a quick fix.”

— Rebecca Bloom

“But I have never been able to bring myself to sell anything, except perhaps, at one point, my soul.”

— W.G. Sebald

“Don't you think company is more precious than all these objects?”

— Joanne Owen

“I've purged myself of worldly goods; half my stuff is either being sold or going to charity. I need to go shopping.”

— Christy Leigh Stewart

“There is nothing more corrosive to character than money.”

— Helen Simonson

“Nothing is quite so beautiful as when you share it with it with someone else. There is no purpose in working unless one works…

— Louis L'Amour