Adam Christopher Quotes

My goal is to be surrounded by books.

She said it out loud, the words distributed into a room that was full of cold air and books. Books everywhere! Each wall was armed with overcrowded yet immaculate shelving. It was barely possible to see paintwork. There were all different styles and sizes of lettering on the spines of the black, the red, the gray, the every-colored books. It was one of the most beautiful things Liesel Meminger had ever seen. With wonder, she smiled. That such a room existed!

I love to read, and I love to write. I love to read. You have no idea how many books I have.

I like the weight, look, and feel of a book. I enjoy turning the pages, and frequently scan the spines of my many books on the wall, each title a reminder of the stored information and creative thoughts contained therein.

My study is a converted garage which is largely lined with bookshelves and cardboard boxes filled with manuscripts of my film scripts, plays and books.

I wanted to live among books.

Of all things I liked books best. My father had a large library and whenever I could manage I tried to satisfy my passion for reading.

Dear me, how I love a library.

For some of us, good books and beautiful writing are our ultimate solace, even more comforting than exquisite food.

Not that she objected to solitude. Quite the contrary. She had books, thank Heaven, quantities of books. All sorts of books.

To start with, look at all the books.

Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.

I'd much prefer my books to shoes...In the summer I sometimes take walks without shoes but never without a novel.

Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else.

I can look at my books with pleasure from a distance. Four feet is close enough.

[Describing his house:] It is a library with living rooms attached.

Books are still the main yardstick by which I measure true wealth.

I wanted to be a librarian from a very young age. Some of my earliest memories are being taken to the local library. I ended up working as a bookseller. Becoming a writer was the logical offshoot of being a reader.

Having reached 451 books as of now doesn't help the situation. If I were to be dying now, I would be murmuring, "Too bad! Only four hundred fifty-one." (Those would be my next-to-last words. The last ones will be: "I love you, Janet.") [They were. -Janet.]

Books were my passion and my escape from madness.

In a library we are surrounded by many hundreds of dear friends, but they are imprisoned by an enchanter in these paper and leathern boxes.

Being in the library is so addictive for me that I really have to exercise self-control so I can get some writing done at home.

I am a bookworm. For play, I bury myself in the corners of libraries and read.

I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.

Books, in the plural lose their solidity of substance and become a gas, filling all available space.