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Old Books Quotes

Vintage books, old china, antiques; maybe I love old things so much because I feel impermanent myself Picture Quote #1

To a bibliophile, there is but one thing better than a box of new books, and that is a box of old ones Picture Quote #1

And how could anyone consent to give up the smell of open books, old or new? Picture Quote #1

My books are inert as cordwood till a readers imagination ignites one and an old flame jumps to life Picture Quote #1

There are relatively few science fiction or fantasy books with the main character being an old person Picture Quote #1

Other people, including me, have written books with main characters who were old and rich. Or old and brilliant. Old sages, old wizards, old rich people Picture Quote #1

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Who ever converses among old books will be hard to please among the new Picture Quote #1

Old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, old books to read Picture Quote #1

Jake went in, aware that he had, for the first time in three weeks, opened a door without hoping madly to find another world on the other side. A bell jingled overhead. The mild, spicy smell of old books hit him, and the smell was somehow like coming home Picture Quote #1

In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar Picture Quote #1

Whoever lives for poetry must read everything. How often has the light of a new idea sprung for me from a simple brochure! When one allows himself to be animated by new images, he discovers iridescence in the images of old books. Poetic ages unite in a living memory. The new age awakens the old. The old age comes to live again in the new. Poetry is never as unified as when it diversifies Picture Quote #1

I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where the fingerprints touched the pages as they held the book open. You can see how long they lingered on each page by the finger stains Picture Quote #1

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Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will always be the animal refugee living a precarious life on the edge of extermination, dependent for existence on the charity of a few human beings Picture Quote #1

Old books, you know well, are books of the world’s youth, and new books are the fruits of its age Picture Quote #1

I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It’s one of the most enjoyable parts of my job Picture Quote #1

The clergy complain of the enormous spread of bold books, from the infidel tract to the latest handling of the miracle question Picture Quote #1

Would a writer know how to behave himself with relation td posterity? Let him consider in old books what he finds that he is glad to know, and what omissions he most laments Picture Quote #1

I love my bed. It is larger than a desk and better designed to hold books and papers. It is softer than a desk and better designed for naps. It is the center of all good things. And day or night, everyone knows where to find me Picture Quote #1

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There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy Picture Quote #1

Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure Picture Quote #1

Old books that we have known but not possessed cross our path and invite themselves over. New books try to seduce us daily with tempting titles and tantalizing covers Picture Quote #1

The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books Picture Quote #1

Oddly enough, my favorite genre is not fiction. I’m attracted by primary sources that are relevant to historical questions of interest to me, by famous old books on philosophy or theology that I want to see with my own eyes, by essays on contemporary science, by the literatures of antiquity Picture Quote #1

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Vintage books, old china, antiques; maybe I love old things so much because I feel impermanent myself (Old Books Quotes) To a bibliophile, there is but one thing better than a box of new books, and that is a box of old ones (Old Books Quotes) And how could anyone consent to give up the smell of open books, old or new? (Old Books Quotes) My books are inert as cordwood till a readers imagination ignites one and an old flame jumps to life (Old Books Quotes) There are relatively few science fiction or fantasy books with the main character being an old person (Old Books Quotes) Other people, including me, have written books with main characters who were old and rich. Or old and brilliant. Old sages, old wizards, old rich people (Old Books Quotes) Who ever converses among old books will be hard to please among the new (Old Books Quotes) Old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, old books to read (Old Books Quotes) Jake went in, aware that he had, for the first time in three weeks, opened a door without hoping madly to find another world on the other side. A bell jingled overhead. The mild, spicy smell of old books hit him, and the smell was somehow like coming home (Old Books Quotes) In my view, nineteen pounds of old books are at least nineteen times as delicious as one pound of fresh caviar (Old Books Quotes) Whoever lives for poetry must read everything. How often has the light of a new idea sprung for me from a simple brochure! When one allows himself to be animated by new images, he discovers iridescence in the images of old books. Poetic ages unite in a living memory. The new age awakens the old. The old age comes to live again in the new. Poetry is never as unified as when it diversifies (Old Books Quotes) I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where the fingerprints touched the pages as they held the book open. You can see how long they lingered on each page by the finger stains (Old Books Quotes) Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will always be the animal refugee living a precarious life on the edge of extermination, dependent for existence on the charity of a few human beings (Old Books Quotes) Old books, you know well, are books of the world’s youth, and new books are the fruits of its age (Old Books Quotes) I jealously guard my research time and I love fully immersing myself in those dusty old books and papers. It’s one of the most enjoyable parts of my job (Old Books Quotes) The clergy complain of the enormous spread of bold books, from the infidel tract to the latest handling of the miracle question (Old Books Quotes) Would a writer know how to behave himself with relation td posterity? Let him consider in old books what he finds that he is glad to know, and what omissions he most laments (Old Books Quotes) I love my bed. It is larger than a desk and better designed to hold books and papers. It is softer than a desk and better designed for naps. It is the center of all good things. And day or night, everyone knows where to find me (Old Books Quotes) There are three things that grow more precious with age; old wood to burn, old books to read, and old friends to enjoy (Old Books Quotes) Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure (Old Books Quotes) Old books that we have known but not possessed cross our path and invite themselves over. New books try to seduce us daily with tempting titles and tantalizing covers (Old Books Quotes) The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books (Old Books Quotes) Oddly enough, my favorite genre is not fiction. I’m attracted by primary sources that are relevant to historical questions of interest to me, by famous old books on philosophy or theology that I want to see with my own eyes, by essays on contemporary science, by the literatures of antiquity (Old Books Quotes)

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