“I've always wanted to buy a bookstore. You know, sell some of those mu...” — Mike Holmgren Quote

“I've always wanted to buy a bookstore. You know, sell some of those muffins and a little coffee. I don't care if we make any money. I don't want to lose a lot of money, but we could visit with people and get books.”

“I think one of my strengths is kind of knowing people and getting a good read and a feel for what that person's strengths might be.”

“I had a rule - I didn't have a lot of rules - and one of them was we're going to operate from a mutual respect. I won't embarrass you, and I don't expect you to be embarrass me.”

“A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.”

“I'd park myself in the bookstore and read with one eye on everyone coming in. I remember reading a Robert Bly book of poetry.”

“Editors are more concerned with the first chapters of a book; that's what everyone reads first in the bookstore or in the online sample.”