“ You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ I love books because I don't have to wait for the commercials to be over to find out what happens. Unknown
“ Many existing top 20 Scottish writers have flourished in part because of good turns done by institutions, arts community, libraries and bookshops. Sara Sheridan
“ A book can become your best companion in times of crisis.Not only do you learn in the journey of your pages, but rediscover yourself, with your virtues and defects ... often makes you question everyth… Liz Hay
“ In a town like London there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops, because a bookshop is one of the few places where you… George Orwell
“ Keynes was a voracious reader. He had what he called ‘one of the best of all gifts – the eye which can pick up the print effortlessly’. If one was to be a good reader, that is to read as easily as one… Richard Davenport-Hines
“ They are a brilliant device for shape-shifting as we can slip into the skin of authors from other times, other cultural backgrounds, brilliant minds who give us a new perspective on life and the world… Jen Campbell
“ A country whose citizens do not read is already late because "reading" is just the first step to wisdom acquisition. Application of the learnt knowledge is the gateway to personal transformation. If y… Israelmore Ayivor
“ It is impossible for a Parisian to resist the desire to flick through the old volumes laid out by a books Gerard De Nerval
“ I remember as a very young child being warned that libraries and bookstores were quiet places where noise wasn’t allowed. Here was yet another thing the adults had gotten wrong, for these book houses… Wendy Welch
“ Walking into a bookshop is a depressing thing. It’s not the pretentious twats, browsing books as part of their desirable lifestyle. It’s not the scrubby members of staff serving at the counter: the ps… Matthew Selwyn
“ What exactly is it you'd like to know? [the book store manager asked]. He had an odd expression, like he was asking her a trick question. [Katherine] thought a minute. What DID she want to know? Why h… Jennifer McMahon
“ There was also something about the smell of bookshops that was strangely comforting to her. She wondered if it was the scent of ink and paper, or the perfume of binding, string, and glue. Maybe it was… Alyson Richman
“ The greatest tragedy to ever happen to a nation is not the incidences of war or terrorism. It's when more bookshops close down and more drinking bars are opened to replace them! Israelmore Ayivor
“ It was, in many ways, her dream bookshop. Not least because all the books had already been read.Books that had already been read were the best. Katarina Bivald
