“CUSTOMER: If I were to, say... meet the love of my life in this bookshop, what section do you think they would be standing in?”
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“CUSTOMER: If I were to, say... meet the love of my life in this bookshop, what section do you think they would be standing in?”
“These days, we've got booksellers in cities, in deserts, and in the middle of a rain forest; we've got travelling bookshops, and bookshops underground. We've got bookshops in barns, in carav...”
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“Perhaps that is the best way to say it: printed books are magical, and real bookshops keep that magic alive.”
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“Bookshop Customer: 'Who wrote the bible?' Customer's friend: 'Jesus.”
“CUSTOMER: Is your poetry section split up into rhyming and non-rhyming sections? BOOKSELLER: No, it’s just in alphabetical order. What kind of poetry are you looking for? CUSTOMER: Rhyming....”
“Customer: This book has a couple of tears to some of the pages. Me: Yes, unfortunately some of the older books haven’t had as much love as they should have done from previous owners. Custome...”
“Do you have any old copies of Dickens? Bookseller: We've got a copy of David Copperfield from 1850 for $150. Customer: Why is it so expensive if it's that old?”
“Customer: Forgotten my glasses, could you read the beginning of this book to me to see if I like it?”