Inside the Christmas Book

I don’t like to write  “to and from “ in the front’s of books. What if I write in it and you already have that title? Then what? You can no longer exchange it for something you do not have. I do, however, want you to know that I love books. 

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.  ~Anna Quindlen, "Enough Bookshelves," New York Times, 7 August 1991

Many people, other than the authors, contribute to the making of a book, from the first person who had the bright idea of alphabetic writing through the inventor of movable type to the lumberjacks who felled the trees that were pulped for its printing.  It is not customary to acknowledge the trees themselves, though their commitment is total.  ~Forsyth and Rada, Machine Learning

A good book on your shelf is a friend that turns its back on you and remains a friend.  ~Author Unknown