Book Quote by Richard Scarry

I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten.

— Richard Scarry

I really strive to bring something new to each book. I don't want to write the same book over and over again.

— Robert Crais

I am very happy when people write that they have worn out my books, or that they are held together by Scotch tape. I…

— Richard Scarry

I feel as if when you love a book it becomes a part of you whether you have it on your shelves or not.

— Alice Hoffman

One of the maddening ironies of writing books is that it leaves so little time for reading others'. My bedside is piled with books,…

— Mary Roach

I've had many more thousands of books in my possession than my shelves at home would indicate. At one time, I tried to keep…

— Lewis Buzbee

Digital texts are all well and good, but books on shelves are a presence in your life. As such, they become a part of…

— Michael Dirda

I know in this time of great technological advancement, the idea of reading a book seems almost anachronistic, but I think it's worth preserving.

— Garth Stein

Books are delightful society. If you go into a room and find it full of books - even without taking them from the shelves…

— Anonymous

Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A…

— David Quammen

Books are the most wonderful friends in the world. When you meet them and pick them up, they are always ready to give you…

— Fulton J. Sheen

Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs,…

— Louis L'Amour