Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
4797
AUTHOR:
Anonymous
QUOTATION:
Books are quiet. They do not dissolve into wavy lines or snowstorm effects. They do not pause to deliver commercials. They are three-dimensional, having length, breadth and depth. They are convenient to handle and completely portable.
ATTRIBUTION:
Notice posted at University of Wisconsin library, quoted in frontispiece to Hester Hoffman ed The Reader’s Adviser and Bookman’s Manual Bowker 60
