“… that when you're buying books, you're optimistically thinking you're buying the time to read them.
(Paraphrase of Schopenhauer)”

“You're never alone when you're reading a book.”

“buying books would be a good thing if we also could buy the time to read them.”

“I--buy, and I sell."
"You're a thief.”

“You're either reading a book or you're not.”

“For every book you buy, you should buy the time to read it.”

“Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.”

“You know how it is when you're reading a book and falling asleep, you're reading, reading… and all of a sudden you notice your eyes are closed? I'm like that all the time.”

“You know you're a hot mess when the only person buying you drinks all night is yourself.”

“Humanity I love you because when you're hard up you pawn your intelligence to buy a drink.”