Paul Combs > Quotes

“Fortunately, books are more than commodities. Each one of them is a portable universe, an unspoken contract between the writer and the reader, and a friend who will never let you down.”
― Paul Combs, The Last Word

“In those days, before everyone had cell phones or smartphones or iPods, the library was a quieter place. The librarians, many of whom had received their degrees in Library Science in the 1950s, enforced this silence with the zeal of a born-again monk. In fact, the only place as quiet, then or now, was the church.”
― Paul Combs, The Last Word

“The value of some things can’t be measured in financial terms, things like love, friendship, a Hemingway inscription to a young boy, and a well-written story.”
― Paul Combs, Writer in Residence

“Wikipedia was the single most unreliable source of knowledge this side of The National Enquirer.”
― Paul Combs, Writer in Residence