Famous quotes containing the word books:
“I loved reading, and had a great desire of attaining knowledge; but whenever I asked questions of any kind whatsoever, I was always told, such things were not proper for girls of my age to know.... For Miss must not enquire too far into things, it would turn her brain; she had better mind her needlework, and such things as were useful for women; reading and poring on books would never get me a husband.”
—Sarah Fielding (17101768)
“I think the adjective post-modernist really means mannerist. Books about books is fun but frivolous.”
—Angela Carter (19401992)
“History has shown that the less people read, the more books they buy.”
—Albert Camus (19131960)
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