“A self without a shelf remains cryptic; a home without books naked.” BookSelfHomeRemainsNakedShelvesCryptic Author:Leah Price
“My advice to whoever asks me how to make a home is to not have anything, just a few shelves for books, some pillows to sit on. And then, to take a stand against the ephemeral, against passing trends... and to return to lasting values.” BookHomeValuesAsksAdviceReturnPassingPassingsAsk MeLastingTrendsShelvesPillowEphemeral Author:Gae Aulenti
“A modern librarian, who has faith in the law that 'BOOKS ARE FOR USE,' is happy only when his readers make his shelves constantly empty. It is not the books that go out that worry him. It is the stay-at-home volumes that perplex and depress him.” BookUseHomeLawWorryModernReaderEmptyHave FaithVolumeDepressingShelvesLibrarianStay At Home Author:S. R. Ranganathan