Carolyn Wells Quotes

Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books.

Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.

I was a librarian.

Books do furnish a room.

My father was an engineer - he wasn't literary, not a writer or a journalist, but he was one of the world's great readers. Every two weeks, he'd take me to our local branch library and pull books off the shelf for me, stacking them up in my arms - 'Have you read this? And this? And this?'

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.

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them.

I am a bookworm.

I do like having books on my shelves. I do value that life.

It is the interest one takes in books that makes a library. And if a library have interest it is; if not, it isn't.

I grew up in a house full of books.

I'm a bookworm.

My goal is to be surrounded by books.

I have a library, and it's like I want to beat Belle on 'Beauty and the Beast' and have a better library than she had.

My grandmother had a Ph.D in library science, so I grew up in a library, and I would appreciate those books and the smell of them and how they'd have these series, and it was cool to me. I always felt like, if I had an opportunity, I'd create an album that felt like a series.

One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends.

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.

Let every man, if possible, gather some good books under his roof.

Ordinary people have big TVs. Extraordinary people have big libraries.

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!

To start with, look at all the books.

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

My alma mater was books, a good library.

Love of books is the best of all.

Dear me, how I love a library.