If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

Quote by Rumer Godden

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The motto was Pax, but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

The motto was Pax, but the word was set in a circle of thorns.

The stitch of a book is its words.

The stitch of a book is its words.

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because...

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because...

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written....

For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written....

Every piece of writing... starts from what I call a grit... a sight or sound,...

Every piece of writing... starts from what I call a grit... a sight or sound,...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I...

A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are...

A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse...

There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse...

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

Let reverence for the laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Wine books flow from printing presses like water from broken spigots.

Wine books flow from printing presses like water from broken spigots.

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

Great collections of books are subject to certain accidents besides the damp, the worms, and...

No furniture is so charming as books.

No furniture is so charming as books.

My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.

My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon.

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

I've given my memoirs far more thought than any of my marriages. You can't divorce...

We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and...

We go to school to learn to work hard for money. I write books and...

The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever...

The multitude of books is a great evil. There is no limit to this fever...

Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of...

Books, not which afford us a cowering enjoyment, but in which each thought is of...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...