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Book Lovers Quotations
This little collection of quotations will bring joy to those who love books. Here, in one small volume, is the quintessential wit of Groucho Marx, the hardhitting bluntness of Hemingway, the sarcasm of Bertrand Russell, and comments byd Anne Frank. Each two-page spread is beautifully illustrated with attractive borders and charming paintings. (World Wide Media Services)
- GenresNonfiction
60 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 1992
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June 7, 2009
A must for all book lovers. Great quotations, great illustrations, an illuminating read, or simply an occasional browse to brighten the day, particularly if one ignores Mao Tse-Tung's 'To read too many books is harmful'!
Much better to be a follower of John Kieran who commented, 'I am a part of all that I have read.' And I just love Erica Jong's comment, 'When I was a 10-year-old book worm and used to kiss the dust jacket pictures of authors as if they were icons, it used to amaze me that these remote people could provoke me to love.' Yes, indeed!
And C.S. Lewis mentions the age of 10 also in his 'No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.' Now I know why I read a lot of boys and girls school stories and the like!
William Ewart Gladstone knew what he was talking about when he said, 'Books are a delightful society. If you go into a room filled with books, even without taking them down from their shelves, they seem to speak to you.' I always find that to be the case!
And I feel sure that poet Charlotte Gray has been in my bedroom because she says, 'The organised soul has one book beside the bed. The glutton sleeps with a New York skyline lurching an inch from the bed.' ... she really must have been in my bedroom, the only difference is that in my case it is a Blackpool Tower rather than a New York skyline!!
It is a fabulous book to read and enjoy and the complementary illustrations just add to its charm.
Much better to be a follower of John Kieran who commented, 'I am a part of all that I have read.' And I just love Erica Jong's comment, 'When I was a 10-year-old book worm and used to kiss the dust jacket pictures of authors as if they were icons, it used to amaze me that these remote people could provoke me to love.' Yes, indeed!
And C.S. Lewis mentions the age of 10 also in his 'No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.' Now I know why I read a lot of boys and girls school stories and the like!
William Ewart Gladstone knew what he was talking about when he said, 'Books are a delightful society. If you go into a room filled with books, even without taking them down from their shelves, they seem to speak to you.' I always find that to be the case!
And I feel sure that poet Charlotte Gray has been in my bedroom because she says, 'The organised soul has one book beside the bed. The glutton sleeps with a New York skyline lurching an inch from the bed.' ... she really must have been in my bedroom, the only difference is that in my case it is a Blackpool Tower rather than a New York skyline!!
It is a fabulous book to read and enjoy and the complementary illustrations just add to its charm.
August 5, 2020
I suspect that anyone stumbling across this listing in this venue will love this little volume, or at least enjoy flipping the pages and grinning at a particularly puissant phrase or arresting image. It's a small, pocket-sized book filled with antiquarian illustrations of a bibliophilic nature, and containing brief quotations from a wide variety of persons both historically famous and not. For book lovers only.
"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out." -Dylan Thomas
"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out." -Dylan Thomas
January 6, 2022
Beautiful quotes.
June 15, 2020
This is a collection of quotations on books, reading and various aspects related to books.
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