Antiquarian Quotes

“Some bookstores are organized, more gallery than shop. Some are sterile, reserved for only the new and untouched.
But not this one.
This shop is a labyrinth of stacks and shelves, texts stacked two, even three deep, leather beside paper beside board. Her favorite kind of store, one that’s easy to get lost in.”
― V.E. Schwab, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

“This book sees the light of day, and its pages are meant to dance before our prying eyes. And yet we are either already initiates or already lost.”
― Erik Gunderson, Nox Philologiae: Aulus Gellius and the Fantasy of the Roman Library