Bookish Shop Quotes & Sayings

Those who offend us are generally punished for the offence they give; but we so frequently miss the satisfaction of knowing that we are avenged !. — Anthony Trollope

He won't say no, but who cares if he does? Do it. Hell, guys go through this every time they make a move on a woman, and none of them has died yet. In many cases, that is, of course, unfortunate, but rejection is definitely not lethal. Go get him. — Jennifer Crusie

With us," said Reginald, "a Cabinet usually gets the credit of being depraved and worthless beyond the bounds of human conception by the time it has been in office about four years. — Saki

When I worked in a second-hand bookshop - so easily pictured, if you don't work in one, as a kind of paradise where charming old gentlemen browse eternally among calf-bound folios - the thing that chiefly struck me was the rarity of really bookish people. Our shop had an exceptionally interesting stock, yet I doubt whether ten per cent of our customers knew a good book from a bad one. First edition snobs were much commoner than lovers of literature, but oriental students haggling over cheap textbooks were commoner still, and vague-minded women looking for birthday presents for their nephews were commonest of all. — George Orwell

Zebra print leggings. A black leather jacket. Boots as big as your head, a pink feather boa, blue jeans, Hanes T-shirts in white and black - — J.R. Ward

She's no longer afraid to die. What she's afraid of is living, accepting the status quo. — Ellen Hopkins

I do not giggle without purpose. Lady Linette says you should never misapply a giggle. — Gail Carriger

The fans have been great with me. I think they appreciate that I don't take an at-bat off. — Mike Lowell

Awaken its powers, and it will respect itself. — Frances Wright

I think of how and where all the horrible people I've come across in my life ended up, and I smile. — Corey Taylor

Having spent two years at AOL, I would love to be able to go back to that industry knowing what I know, and I think I would be able to help the traditional media side to better understand what is coming at them, how to deal with it. — Randy Falco