To my mind there is nothing so beautiful or so provocative as a secondhand book store...To me it is astonishing and miraculous to think that any one of us can poke among the stalls for something to read overnight--and that this something may be the sum of a lifetime of sweat, tears, and genius that some poor, struggling, blessed fellow expended trying to teach us the truth.

About This Quote

Themes

  • Wisdom — Timeless insights drawn from experience and reflection

More quotes by Lionel Barrymore

Related Quotes