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Quotes about love-of-books

The "love-of-books" is a profound and timeless passion that transcends generations, cultures, and borders. It represents a deep-seated affection for the written word and the boundless worlds it opens. This love is not just about the physical presence of books but the emotions, knowledge, and adventures they encapsulate. For many, books are a refuge, a source of comfort, and a gateway to understanding the complexities of life. They offer an escape from reality, allowing readers to explore new perspectives and ideas. Quotes about the love of books capture this enchantment, distilling the essence of what it means to be a bibliophile. They resonate with those who find joy in the rustle of pages and the smell of ink, who cherish the quiet companionship of a good book. People are drawn to these quotes because they articulate the indescribable connection between reader and text, celebrating the transformative power of literature. Whether it's the thrill of a gripping narrative or the solace found in a familiar story, the love of books is a shared experience that unites readers in their quest for knowledge, empathy, and inspiration.

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Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote, the average book fits into the human hand with a seductive nestling, a kiss of texture, whether of cover cloth, glazed jacket, or flexible paperback.
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It's a great blessing if one can lose all sense of time, all worries, if only for a short time, in a book.
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My darling, why didn't you say so before? You know, I sometimes wonder," she added, turning to Ann, "what it would be like to have no children.""Jolly dull, " said John. "you'd be bored stiff. What would you do all day?""Well I could read a little," said Mrs Gayford, rather vaguely, "really good books, you know, and the Times Literary Supplement. I used to be very fond of it.
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No more shall you go bookless, Mrs. Crumb. From this day henceforth you have free run of my library with my compliments."She stared. "I-"He grinned, looking not a little wicked. "Have you looked at my books? Glanced at my titles? Fondled my spines?
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Books were hungry things, and if you stayed too long in any one place, they would consume everything and everyone around you.
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O my darling books…how dear to me are they all! For have I not chosen them one by one, gathered them in with the sweat of my brow? I do love you all! It seems as if, by long and sweet companionship, you had become part of myself.
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I looked at the book lying on a table. Though not a great reader myself, I knew that those who were - even Nora - could grow testy when one came between them and their books.
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Aren’t we blessed, we who love books?
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What is a great love of books? It is something like a personal introduction to the great and good men of all past times. Books, it is true, are silent as you see them on their shelves; but, silent as they are, when I enter a library I feel as if almost the dead were present, and I know if I put questions to these books they will answer me with all the faithfulness and fulness which has been left in them by the great men who have left the books with us.
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Books are gems. Books which leaves your spine aching from sitting up all night reading them; Books whose characters live in the bright corners of your mind.Books which hold the limits of space and time within them;Books which teach you all that man knows and all that man wants.Books are power
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