“Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”

“There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your arms loaded down with books.”

Zilpha Keatley Snyder (1927–2014) American writer of children's fiction

“Collect books, even if you don't plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.”

John Waters (1946) American filmmaker, actor, comedian and writer

“Why don't you sit right down and stay awhile?
We like the same things and I like your style
Its not a secret; why do you keep it?
I'm just sitting on the shelf”

Zooey Deschanel (1980) American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter

“Percy," Grover said, "the godsdon't appreciate people sitting in their thrones. I mean like turn-you-into-a-pile-of-ashes don't appreciate it.”

Rick Riordan book The Last Olympian

“I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten. I am very happy when people have worn out my books, or that they're held together by Scotch tape.”

Richard Scarry (1919–1994) author and illustrator from the United States

“If you don't know where your're going, you should know where you came from.”

Sue Monk Kidd (1948) Novelist

“That was one thing about books: once you read them they couldn’t be unread.”

Lev Grossman book The Magician's Land

“Sometimes you sit around
Don't know what to do,
don't know where you're going to
All you have to be is you
What else can you do”

Ysabella Brave (1979) American singer

“You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library.' She pointed to the shelf opposite. 'Over there was, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.”

Jasper Fforde (1961) British novelist