Happy World Book Day – Gorgeous Home Libraries

Hope you had a wonderful world book day! What are you reading? Here is some inspiration for you to plan your dream library, along with some fun quotes.

"When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.” -Jane Austen
Best library door knob ever? "What is the use of a book', thought Alice, 'without pictures or conversations?'"
“If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you.” -Terry Pratchett
Hogwarts. "When in doubt, go to the library.”
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” -Dr. Seuss
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” -Albert Einstein
“It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own.” -Arthur Conan Doyle
Every library needs some Jane Austen. "If a book is well written, I always find it too short.”
“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” -Albert Einstein
"There are many little ways to enlarge your child’s world. Love of books is the best of all." -Jackie Kennedy
"'Do you know,' Peter asked 'why swallows build in the eaves of houses? It is to listen to the stories.'" -J.M.Barrie
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.” -Jorge Luis Borges
Bagend. "It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered."
“Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music." -John Keats
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -C.S. Lewis
"It is most likely that I will die next to a pile of books I was meaning to read.” -Lemony Snicket
Another Harry Potter space. “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.”
“Of all things, I liked books best.” -Nikola Tesla
Narnia. “One day, you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again.”
“Books are the quietest and most constant of friends.” -Charles William Eliot
Cottage country. “The odd thing about people who had many books was how they always wanted more.” -Patricia A. McKillip
"A good book has no ending." –R.D. Cumming
“Rainy days should be spent at home with a cup of tea and a good book.” -Bill Watterson
Perfect for a cottage library on the Thousand Islands. “How marvelous books are, crossing worlds and centuries, defeating ignorance and, finally, cruel time itself.” -Gore Vidal
“Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you'd most like not to lose.” -Neil Gaiman
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” -Erasmus
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” -C.S. Lewis
These little free libraries are popping up everywhere in Toronto. “The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man” -T.S. Eliot
“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” -Marcus Tullius Cicero
A sign post for a play area in the backyard. “A children's story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children's story in the slightest.” -C.S. Lewis
Mar 04, 2017
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