“Anyone who wants bookstores to survive is portrayed as a Luddite who g...” — John Connolly Quote

“Anyone who wants bookstores to survive is portrayed as a Luddite who goes around smashing up Kindles.”

“I think people are confusing the right to write with the right to be published.”

“I find that I take a great deal of pleasure knowing I get up people's noses to some degree.”

“I love bookstores and booksellers. In my novel 'Dirty Martini,' I thanked over 3,000 booksellers by name in the back matter.”

“I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record.”

“Bookstores are lonely forts, spilling light onto the sidewalk. They civilize their neighborhoods.”