For the mind and the imagination, bookstores aren't enough, college courses aren't enough, the Internet isn't enough. Those resources are all governed… — Helen Vendler Copy Share Image
“The title of the work, its place in the collective library, the nature of the person who tells us about it, the… — Pierre Bayard Copy Share Image
For those without money, the road to the treasure house of the imagination begins at the public library. — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
I pray that no child of mine would ever descend into such a place as a library. They are indeed most dangerous… — Willy Russell Copy Share Image
Digestion of words as well; I often read aloud to myself in my writing corner in the library, where no one can… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
I get asked a lot what books I recommend for a nursery, home library, etc., and I always tell parents to start… — Rebecca Serle Copy Share Image
“...he never so much as looks at me. He just sits there reading his old history books, that really gets me. I… — Sophie Divry Copy Share Image
“Libraries really are the gates to the future. So it is unfortunate that, round the world, we observe local authorities seizing the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates… — Alexis Carrel Copy Share Image
“I'm standing in the middle of the greatest arson ever. A library. And I'm not going down without a fight.” — Nicki Chapelway Copy Share Image
“The only way to make a library safe is to lock people out of it. As long as they are allowed to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If you feel . . . that well-read people are less likely to be evil, and a world full of people sitting… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When George W. Bush was president, his daddy was raising money for the Bush library. I thought that was fine. When Bob… — James Carville Copy Share Image
In my garden I spend my days, in my library I spend my nights. My interests are divided between my geraniums and… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
One teacher told me that my work belonged in the trash. That day I ran out of the classroom and ended up… — Jose Parla Copy Share Image
For good or ill, communism transformed the globe, but how many of us realise the crucial role played by a Manchester public… — Michael Portillo Copy Share Image
“Well, when it became obvious that magic was going to wreck the computer networks, people tried to preserve portions of the Internet.… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
But there is no end to the praise of books, to the value of the library. Who shall estimate their influence on… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
During the week that I arrived in the United States, I saw an airport, used a telephone, used a library, talked with… — Philip Emeagwali Copy Share Image
If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in… — Ben Schott Copy Share Image
