Helene Hanff Quotes
Top 16 wise famous quotes and sayings by Helene Hanff
Helene Hanff Famous Quotes & Sayings
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I houseclean my books every spring and throw out those I'm never going to read again like I throw out clothes I'm never going to wear again.
I've been sitting on the edge of the bed for an hour in a complete daze. I told him if I die tonight I'll die happy, it's all here, everything's here.
Why is it that people who wouldn't dream of stealing anything else think it's perfectly all right to steal books?
Talent is the infinite capacity for taking pains. Genius is the infinite capacity for achievement without taking any pains at all.
Standing there, staring at the long shelves crammed with books, I felt myself relax and was suddenly at peace.
It's against my principles to buy a book I haven't read, it's like buying a dress you haven't tried on.
And for at least that moment, I wouldn't have traded the hundreds of books I've read for the few I know almost by heart.
All my life I've wanted to see London. [ ... ] I wanted to see London the way old people want to see home before they die.