“It was an irresistible novelty having a conversation about books with a stranger.”
“I am simply a 'book drunkard.' Books have the same irresistible temptation for me that liquor has for its devotee. I cannot withstand them.”
“I love scandals about other people, but scandals about myself do not interest me. The have not got the charm of novelty.”
“Books are always obviously having conversations with other books, and some times they're amiable and sometimes not.”
“To a lover of books the shops and sales in London present irresistible temptations.”
“There was something irresistible about popcorn.”