45 Quotes About Bookshelves

Browsing through the shelves in bookstores or libraries, I was completely happy.

I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.

I'm always interested in products that claim to be aphrodisiacs, when we all know that the one and only aphrodisiac is a man volunteering to build you some bookshelves.

Ultimately, the number of books always exceeds the space they are granted.

My brother and I were able to fantasize far more extravagantly about our parents' tastes and desires, their aspirations and their vices, by scanning their bookcases than by snooping in their closest. Their selves were on their shelves.

We are much more likely to be drawn to a messy bookstore than a neat one because the mess signifies vitality. We are not drawn to a bookstore because of tasteful, Finnish shelves in gunmetal gray mesh, each one displaying three carefully chosen, color-coordinated covers. Clutter -- orderly clutter, if possible -- is what we expect. Like a city. It's not quite a city unless there's more than enough.

How can you be bored? There are so many books to read!

Until a man begins to read, then He will discover himself.

People with large book collections are almost always diligent learners.