The Bookman’s Tale Quotes

“What he wanted was to find that world-within-the-world where he could be himself by himself.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“The best way to learn about books, ... is to spend time with them, talk about them, defend them.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“That must be something to discover a book that nobody's ever heard of or everybody thought was lost."
"It's every bibliophile's dream," said Francis, and Peter knew in a second that it was his own.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“The best way to learn about books," he said, "is to spend time with them, talk about them, defend them.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“You've spent most of your life in hiding.' said Dr. Strayer. 'Your secret lair is the only place you feel truly safe. When you were a child it was your room where you'd hide so you didn't have to interact with your parents. In college it was the rare-books room; once you married Amanda, it was your basement book room. You bury yourself in these places, Peter. You avoid life there.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“So are you lonely, or just a loner?”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“...they did not speak of the future; they merely lived in the present. It was a perfect summer.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“The ladies in my family have always known what to do in a roomful of rare books.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“I was always scared to meet people. Scared or maybe lazy.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“...he pulled on his coat and stepped into the darkness for a walk up to the village shop. He found walking to the shop once or twice a day to buy food as needed a comforting routine.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“He closed his eyes for a moment, imagining the cocoon of books shielding him from all danger, inhaling deeply that familiar scent of cloth and leather and dust and words.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman's Tale

“Bartholomew”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman's Tale

“Let those who enter here seek not only knowledge but wisdom. (Found above the entrance to Robert Ridgefield Library)”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“No deberíamos encariñarnos con nuestros libros -opinó Mayhew-. Después de todo, no son más que objetos.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“Well, that’s the thing about London,” said Liz. “Everything you need is right in your neighborhood. The sights we just take for granted.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman's Tale

“Amanda was everywhere, and she was nowhere.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“Like a subscription to a magazine, thought Peter. The period during which I am allowed to be happy has expired.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale

“He embraced the ache. It reminded him that Amanda was real. For the first time in his life, he knew exactly what he was aching for.”
― Charlie Lovett, The Bookman’s Tale