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Books and bottles breed generosity, and the bibliophile and the oenophile og through life scattering largesse from their libraries and cellars
Sep 29, 2025
Her library would have been valuable to a bibliophile except she treated her books execrably. I would rarely open a volume that she had not desecrated by underlining her favorite sections with a ball-point pen. Once I had told her that I would rather see a museum bombed than a book underlined, but she dismissed my argument as mere sentimentality. She marked her books so that stunning images and ideas would not be lost to her.
Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile." "A what?" asked Eragon. "One who loves books," explained Jeod.
A bibliophile has approximately the same relationship to literature as a philatelist to geography.
I don't care whether a book is a first edition or not. I'm not a bibliophile in that word's natural sense.
I am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings.
The bibliophile is the master of his books, the bibliomaniac their slave.
To a bibliophile, there is but one thing better than a box of new books, and that is a box of old ones.
Her home is the burrow of a bibliophile hobbit -- low-ceilinged, close-walled, and brimming over with books.
Holy borrowing bibliophile, let's book!
You'll enjoy it. There is much you can learn from books and scrolls," said Jeod. He gestured at the walls. "These books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life." "It sounds intriguing," admitted Eragon. "Always the scholar, aren't you?" asked Brom. Jeod shrugged. "Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.
A great book should leave you with many experiences.
Does a bibliophile ever have enough room on his shelves? The answer is obvious: get more shelves.
I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile.
Real bibliophiles do not put their books on shelves for people to look at or handle. They have no desire to show off their darlings, or to amaze people with their possessions. They keep their prized books hidden away in a secret spot to which they resort stealthily, like a Caliph visiting his harem, or a church elder sneaking into a bar. To be a book collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope-fiend with those of a miser.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.
A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.
Books are my friends, my companions. They make me laugh and cry and find meaning in life.
A bibliophile of little means is likely to suffer often. Books don't slip from his hands but fly past him through the air, high as birds, high as prices.
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