“Bookstores are lonely forts, spilling light onto the sidewalk. They ci...” — John Updike Quote

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

“My father taught only math.”

“Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”

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

“The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches.”

“My most fertile reading time is when I have just finished a project and haven't started another. I binge-read and surf around bookstores.”