---
title: "1 Like Library Quotes By Mark Frost"
description: "1 Like Library quotes by Mark Frost. Plus more from Mark Frost and more Like Library sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/mark-frost-3850_book_life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given_35219.png"
---

> [“Life is what it is, a gift that is given to us for a time—like a library book—that must eventually be returned. How should we treat this book? If we are able to remember that it is not ours to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given-to-us-for-a-time-like-a/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/mark-frost-3850_book_life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given_35219.png)

## More by Mark Frost

> [If you come in with all of the answers, you might create something that's very beautiful and powerful, but I think it will also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/if-you-come-in-with-all-of-the-answers-you-might-create-something/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [Americans are notoriously ill-equipped for self-reflection. We're usually a very boisterous, outward-moving bunch of people, but we don't understand that much about ourselves or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/americans-are-notoriously-ill-equipped-for-self-reflection-we-re/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [“Life is what it is, a gift that is given to us for a time—like a library book—that must eventually be returned. How should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given-to-us-for-a-time-like-a/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [“No wonder tragedy wields the only hammer stout enough to crack the resilient bubble of complacency”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/no-wonder-tragedy-wields-the-only-hammer-stout-enough-to-crack-the/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [In a business that's driven purely by economics, the fact that one or two unique shows happen to get on and reach a public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/in-a-business-that-s-driven-purely-by-economics-the-fact-that-one-or/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [I have traveled down this path before - 'List of Seven' and 'Twin Peaks' both have thematic similarities - but 'Paladin' took me much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/i-have-traveled-down-this-path-before-list-of-seven-and-twin-peaks/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [There's a part of 'Twin Peaks' that is sort of a hinged doorway to another, stranger place, if you can imagine such a thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/there-s-a-part-of-twin-peaks-that-is-sort-of-a-hinged-doorway-to/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [I see my responsibility as to give people something they want to keep turning the pages of and giving people something to chew on,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/i-see-my-responsibility-as-to-give-people-something-they-want-to-keep/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [The first prerequisite of elaborate mental exercise was a full stomach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/the-first-prerequisite-of-elaborate-mental-exercise-was-a-full-stomach/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [My point of view has always been a bit more offbeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/my-point-of-view-has-always-been-a-bit-more-offbeat/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [Criminality is a basic part of human nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/criminality-is-a-basic-part-of-human-nature/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [“Words lose their meaning when you look at them too long. ‘God.’ ‘Science.’ Meaning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/words-lose-their-meaning-when-you-look-at-them-too-long-god-science/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [“If this is a dream, I'm begging you, don't ever let them wake me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/if-this-is-a-dream-i-m-begging-you-don-t-ever-let-them-wake-me/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [“Everyone assumed that Norma and Ed would marry first, but Big Ed — displaying a tendency to hesitate at crucial personal moments that never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/everyone-assumed-that-norma-and-ed-would-marry-first-but-big-ed/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

> [“I know the Blue Rose Task Force is charged with the investigation of matters that would make most average citizens—or the world’s most expert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/i-know-the-blue-rose-task-force-is-charged-with-the-investigation-of/)

[Mark Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-frost/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/mark-frost/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Like Library Quotes By Mark Frost",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Life is what it is, a gift that is given to us for a time—like a library book—that must eventually be returned. How should we treat this book? If we are able to remember that it is not ours to begin with—one that we’re entrusted with, to care for, to study and learn from—perhaps it would change the way we treat it while it’s in our possession.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Mark Frost"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-frost/life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given-to-us-for-a-time-like-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/mark-frost-3850_book_life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given_35219.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/mark-frost-3850_book_life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given_35219.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/mark-frost-3850_book_life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given_35219.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Life is what it is, a gift that is given to us for a time—like a library book—that must eventually be…” — Mark Frost",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/mark-frost/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/mark-frost/",
            "name": "Like Library Quotes by Mark Frost",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/mark-frost/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc8/mark-frost-3850_book_life-is-what-it-is-a-gift-that-is-given_35219.png"
            },
            "description": "1 Like Library quotes by Mark Frost. Plus more from Mark Frost and more Like Library sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/mark-frost/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/mark-frost/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Like Library",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Mark Frost",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-library/mark-frost/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```