Books Quote by Shion Miura

“Occasionally, out of curiosity or goodwill, someone would speak to him, but his response would be so off the mark that they would disappear…

— Shion Miura

“He never studied, not a paper, not a textbook . . . the books he reads are the people that come to him,”

— Edna O'Brien

“He was an average-looking, hard working fellow who was more comfortable reading about people in books than socializing with them.”

— Cindy Thomson

“Great book speak volumes while saying little.”

— Travis Simmons

“They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?”

— Gabrielle Zevin

“If this were a novel, he might simply be a poorly written character. But there are no poorly written people. Only ones you don't…

— Jane Pek

“And he returned to his books, which had never asked him for anything he could not provide. That”

— Paulo Coelho

“Books should be full of stuff you could never say to people in public.”

— Alain de Botton

“He was like a book that you could feel good holding, that you could talk about without ever having read, that could you recommend.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“He had a small but well stocked library. He loved books; books are a remote but reliable friend.”

— Victor Hugo

“He was never lonely, not with his books for company. Books never complained, never asked awkward questions.”

— Martin Edwards

“He would always share the latest ideas he'd been thinking about and pass books along for people to read. Every conversation with Don allowed…

— Bob Wall