Graham GreeneThere's nothing so heavy as books, sir--unless it's bricks.
About This Quote
"There's nothing so heavy as books, sir, unless it's bricks." This is a quote from "The Pickwick Papers". The point of the quote is that one book can be as heavy as ten bricks, depending on how it is carried.
Source: The Ministry Of Fear
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