No Two Persons Ever Read the Same Book: Quotes on Books, Reading and Writing

No Two Persons Ever Read the Same Book: Quotes on Books, Reading and Writing by Dooreman. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9789460581519.

An original must-have for book lovers, designers, readers, writers and aesthetes 100 quotes about reading, writing and books, in a unique, typographical presentation by designer Dooreman "Outside of a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark to read" - Groucho Marx "We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it" - Anthony Burgess Bibliophile BartVan Aken has been collecting quotes about reading for several years. This bookcontains his own personal selection. Including such declarations of love as"Reading is that fruitful miracle of communication in the midst ofsolitude" (Marcel Proust), surprising, witty statements like "Outsideof a dog, a book is a mans best friend. Inside of a dog its too dark toread" (Groucho Marx) and wise statements to mull over, including "Wecan destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it" (AnthonyBurgess). Every quote is presented in a unique, original and tailor-made designby Dooreman, with an adapted font or special letter shapes. Where applicable,the quote has also been provided in the original language alongside theEnglish, with a brief explanation, such as the author and context. Alsoavailable: AttractiveThings Work Better ISBN 9789460580659 $19.95 Dooreman studiedfree-form graphics at Sint- Lucasinstituut in Ghent. He started out his careeras an illustrator. Over time, however, his activities veered towards typographyand design. He creates the covers of all of the books for the Belgian authorTom Lanoye and has designed posters for various theatres. He also works as adesigner and typographer for almost all of the Flemish and Dutch publishers. Dooreman hasreceived several awards, including the Henry Van de Velde Award for his entirecareer. He is also a musician.