The Moment A Book Is Lent I

I Remember A Table In Barchestertowers That Had More Character Than The Combined Heroes Of Three Recent Novels I've Read.

The More I Like A Book, The More Slowly I Read. This Spontaneous Talking Back To A Book Is One Of The Things That Makes Reading So Valuable.

In An Age Like Ours, Which Is Not Given To Letter-writing, We Forget What An Important Part It Used To Play In People's Lives.

The More I Like A Book, The More Reluctant I Am To Turn The Page. Lovers, Even Book Lovers, Tend To Cling. No One-night Stands Or "reads" For Them.

There Are Few Things More Subtly Distressing Than An Inappropriate Gift From Someone Close To You.