129 Quotes About Bookstores

Reality doesn’t always give us the life that we desire, but we can always find what we desire between the pages of books.

You can own a billion books and still be ignorant.

I wish to continue reading.

One more joy I had failed to consider: that I can talk strangers into reading books that I love.

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.

I am happy to have all the books I need to read.

Lover of books, lover of knowledge.

Books are to the mind as the whetstone for the knives.

I thought of the cool, fresh air of the city I'd always dreamed of living in. The art museums and trolleys and the mysterious fog that blanketed it. I could almost smell the cappuccinos I'd planned to drink in bohemian cafes or hear the indie music in the bookstores I would spend my free time in. I pictured the friends I'd make, my kindred art people, and the dorm room I was supposed to move into.