Elisabeth

“The problem, in a nutshell, is that collecting books is much more than a hobby. The sheer amount of space required to house most book collections means that whoever shares your living area needs to be very understanding, or more ideally a co-conspirator, because the rest of their lives will be spent making room for your incredibly invasive pastime, until one day they trip on a folio and plummet to their doom down a staircase.”
― Oliver Darkshire, Once Upon a Tome: The Misadventures of a Rare Bookseller

“I hold that book-collecting is the best of indoor sports, and I think I can provide proof; at any rate, I shall try.”
― A. Edward Newton, This Book Collecting Game

“Keep your nose in a book – and keep other people's noses out of which books you choose to stick your nose into!”
― Art Spiegelman

“As book collectors know all too well: We only regret our economies, never our extravagances.”
― Michael Dirda