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I like to give people novels I think they would like, on no particular occasion - just when we're in a bookstore together. I like to receive reference books on my birthday.

— Daniel Handler

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Every night, I was read to. Every Friday, we were taken to the library. I always received at least one book for my birthday. I have a few of them yet. Early on, I had my own collection of books. I loved to read. Still do.

— Avi

I give novels as gifts, and there is nothing I like to receive more as a gift.

— Khaled Hosseini

I like to give and get basically anything (I love to read) but especially fiction and poetry.

— Suzan-Lori Parks

I love to get books, because I love to read.

— Martina McBride

Reading is such a personal thing to me. I'd much rather give someone a gift certificate to a bookstore, and let that person choose his or her own books.

— Erik Larson

My favorite books to give or get are short story collections. And always paperbacks because they are easy to carry as you travel.

— Chuck Palahniuk

I love everything about books. I love the content, the way they look and even the lovely way they smell. I think a book collection says something about you as a person, and certainly my books are something I'd want to pass on for future generations.

— Jo Brand

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've written many nonfiction books, but that's a special gift.

— Tim LaHaye

I love to both give and receive very old books.

— Augusten Burroughs

I love seeing my book on shelves and getting letters from people who liked the book. I love telling stories and having other people tell stories to me.

— Sarah Rees Brennan