I do not believe in God. I have no religion. But this to me is as close to a church as I have known in this life. It is a holy place. With bookstores like this, I feel confident in saying that there will be a book business for a very long time.

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

When I was in my twenties and broke, I'd buy books before food. A meal will sustain you for a few hours, a good book will sustain you for life.

Every book is a world.

I can promise you books and conversation and all my heart.

Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.

The words you can't find, you borrow.

A place is not really a place without a bookstore.

We read to know we’re not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone. We are not alone.