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I've been told there's a special golden shelf, in the secret vault kept at the back of every bookstore in America, that contains the Bible, 'War and Peace,' and 'Driving Mr. Albert.'

— Michael Paterniti

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

A book store is a treasure chest. Every time you walk in one, you strike gold.

— Regina Brett

When Jennifer Roberson and Kate Elliott and I were noodling up 'The Golden Key,' we had pages upon pages upon pages of notes about everything to do with our little universe. Much of this material was used; the rest was there if we needed it. But it all had to be consistent within itself and adhere to its own logic.

— Melanie Rawn

The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.

— Anita Diament

The more books there are on shelves, the more will be sold. Once you get to the level of The Secret and have 40-100 copies in many stores, managers have almost no choice but to put them in prime real estate like front-of-store, end caps, or front window.

— Timothy Ferriss

I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens.

— Anne McCaffrey

Bookstore operators tell us that the books which head the bestseller list are books on peace and happiness.

— Joseph B. Wirthlin

No books ever go into my laboratory. The thing I am to do and the way are revealed to me the moment I am inspired to create something new. Without God to draw aside the curtain, I would be helpless. Only alone can I draw close enough to God to discover His secrets.

— George Washington Carver

✗Opposing Perspectives

The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare.

— Daniel Hannan

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.

— William Hazlitt

With any luck, Heaven itself will resemble a vast used bookstore, with a really good cafe in one corner, serving dark beer and kielbasa to keep up one's strength while browsing, and all around will be the kind of angels usually found in Victoria's Secret catalogs.

— Michael Dirda