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Nicholas A. Basbanes Quotes

With thought, patience, and discrimination, book passion becomes the signature of a person's character.

With thought, patience, and discrimination, book passion becomes the signature of a person's character.

Nicholas A. Basbanes
Book, Passion, Character
Nicholas A. Basbanes (1995). “A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books”, Henry Holt & Company

A strong and bitter book-sickness floods one's soul. How ignominious to be strapped to this ponderous mass of paper, print, and dead men's sentiments!

Nicholas A. Basbanes
Strong, Book, Men
Nicholas A. Basbanes (1995). “A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books”, Henry Holt & Company

Everything is a work-in-progress.

Nicholas A. Basbanes
Progress, Work In Progress

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