Book Quote by Richard Allington

Books in a large university library system: 2,000,000. Books in an average large city library: 10,000. Average number of books in a chain bookstore:…

— Anthony Burgess

Textbooks are no longer given to schoolchildren; they're too expensive. So they're given to the teachers, who probably need them more.

— Sarah Churchwell

“Good libraries hold several millions of books: even if we read a book a day, we would read only 365 a year, around 3,600…

— Umberto Eco

There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set…

— Martin Lewis Perl

Books are often far more than just books.

— Roxane Gay

Ranganathan's 5 Laws: Books are for use. Books are for all. Every book its reader, or every reader his book. Save the time of…

— S. R. Ranganathan

For the mind and the imagination, bookstores aren't enough, college courses aren't enough, the Internet isn't enough. Those resources are all governed by the…

— Helen Vendler

I don’t have too many books, I have too little shelving.

— Lauren DeStefano

“Currently, the Library of Congress houses eighteen million books. American publishers add another two hundred thousand titles to this stack each year. This means…

— Tony Reinke

Schools and libraries are the twin cornerstones of a civilized society. Libraries are only good if people use them, like books only exist when…

— Nicholas Meyer

It does not matter how many books you have, but how good the books are which you have.

— Anonymous

I guess there are never enough books.

— John Steinbeck