Never lend books, for no one ever returns them; the only books I have in my library are books that other folks have left me.
Most new books are forgotten within a year, especially by those who borrow them.
Never lend books, for no one ever returns them
And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books.
Never loan a book to someone if you expect to get it back. Loaning books is the same as giving them away.
If anyone is really determined to lend you a book, you never can get out of it!
We had library books in our house, but not our own. So you had 14 days to read them. There would be eight books a fortnight in our house and I'd read as many of those as I could.
I was a slow and lazy reader as a kid. 'The Prince and the Pauper' was the only non-school book I would read, over and over, between television, records and radio, until I picked up my aunt's copy of 'In Cold Blood' and she didn't ask for it back.
God bless Interlibrary Loan. I pay a lot of library fines. In the case of 'A Single Shard,' I was using books that hadn't been checked out in 30 years, so I didn't feel too bad.
What are a friend's books for if not to be borrowed?
It is like having a book out from the library. It is like constantly having a book out from the library.
