Antiquing Quotes

I still have a fondness for books. Many a time I will be antiquing, and I'll say, 'What's that old-timey curio over there? What is that, a candlestick telephone, one of those old pull-chain toilets? Oh no, it's a book. I used to help make those things! I will buy it and use it to decorate my chain of casual family-dining restaurants.

I know all of the antiques stores in Buenos Aires. I've been in every one of them, picking things out.

I believe that everyone collects. I think collecting is in our blood as humans.

I think when you get interested in antiques, the most frustrating thing is that books don't have enough photos. When you go to a flea market or garage sale, you see lots of things you've never seen before and you have no idea what the price is going to be or should be.

I travel a lot; I go hunting for antiques.

My father loved antique shops and shows, and quite a bit of my childhood involved outings to dim, dusty places packed with cast-off treasures.

I don't know anything about antiques. I do buy them now, but I have a little knowledge, and great enthusiasm.

I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

I design clothing, and I'm a picker as well.

The 370-year-old antique shop Trifles and Folly is the heart of 'Deadly Curiosities,' my new urban fantasy novel from Solaris Books.