The library profession is ... a profession that is informed, illuminated, radiated by a fierce and beautiful love of books. A love so overwhelming that it engulfs community after community and makes the culture of our time distinctive, individual, creative… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
If everything is made so obvious that it asks nothing of the readers, then after a while, their ability to respond is atrophied. And they grow up as young people unable to take anything from a printed page, or they become bored because they haven't discovered the nuances, the differences of opinion, the differences of approach between one author and… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share
Walt Disney has never addressed himself to children once in his life - never. The material of his cartoons is made to reach an adult audience. This is the whole trouble. Everything is made to reach everyone, and in order to reach everyone, he must introduce the Hollywood touch. Every illustration of a girl in Disney's books looks like the… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share
I think the number of books published by Mr. Disney has nothing to do with whether or not he is bringing literature to children. That judgment has got to be based on quality rather than quantity. It's the same old problem that continually plagues American culture. I would rather have children playing their own games out of doors in the… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share
I feel that anybody who addresses himself to children has a responsibility, and that responsibility is to make available to children the very best… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
I've heard people ask, What's so sacred about a classic books that you can't change it for the modern child? Nothing is sacred about… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
We're caught in the pace of modern living - this emphasis on the "quick take," on the magazine that says it will take you… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
There is no reason why good books should be lowered or lessened being rewritten to meet the demands of people who are not ready… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
The library profession is ... a profession that is informed, illuminated, radiated by a fierce and beautiful love of books. A love so overwhelming… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
A love of reading encompasses the whole of life: information, knowledge, insight and understanding, pleasure; the power to think, to select, to act, to… — Frances Clarke Sayers Copy Share Image
