An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books... - Augustine Birrell
"An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is always possible to be happy."
More quotes by Augustine Birrell
"Libraries are not made; they grow. Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one."
"Friendship is a word, the very sight of which in print makes the heart warm."