Books Quote by Satrap

“Powell's Panic- a condition when one's been away from Powell's bookstore for too long.”

— Keaton

“The diarist [Anthony Powell] has never adhered to the tedious practice of reading only one book at a time”

— Lady Violet Powell

“You can't judge a book by it's cover but you can sure sell a bunch of books if you have a good one.”

— Jayce O'Neal

“Great books are great in part because of what they ask of their readers: they are not readily encountered, easily assessed.”

— Alan Jacobs

“Books have the profound capacity to stay with us for the rest of our lives. That´s why I love them!!”

— Sofia Camara

“A few books well chosen, and well made use of will be more profitable than a great confused Alexandrian library.”

— Thomas Fuller

“The replacement of independent bookstores by firms such as Barnes & Noble, Waterstones or Borders superficially provided a wide range of reading, but their…

— Sara Ayad

“The glory of the library for me is how many of the books are in poor physical condition. They are books that have been…

— Linda Grant

“With its weight and solidity, a book signals to the world that there are ideas worth preserving in a form that carries heft, and…

— Steven L. Carter

We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.

— Charles Caleb Colton

“It is often much harder to get rid of books than to acquire them. They stick to us in that pact of need and…

— Carlos María Domínguez

“Books about books are a rare species, special tomes for writers and book lovers. More than an affirmation of taste, a book about books…

— Tom Cardamone