Important Quote by Archibald MacLeish

“What is more important to a library than anything else -- than everything else -- is the fact that it exists." [ The Premise…

— Archibald MacLeish

It's really important that we look after our libraries.

— Zoe Ball

A library is a gateway to others' minds, hearts, and lives.

— Tamora Pierce

“Nothing is more important than an unread library.”

— John Waters

A great library is one nobody notices because it is always there, and always has what people need.

— Vicki Myron

The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no…

— John Redwood

One of the powerful functions of a library-any library-lies in its ability to take us away from worlds that are familiar and comfortable and…

— Richard F. Thomas

Just as the largest library, badly arranged, is not so useful as a very moderate one that is well arranged, so the greatest amount…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

A library represents the mind of its collector, fancies and foibles, strengths and weaknesses, prejudices and preferences.

— William Osler

“But the library - especially one so vast - is no mere cabinet of curiosities; it's a world, complete and uncompleteable, and it is…

— Matthew Battles

“Libraries are not, or at least should not be, engines of productivity. If anything, they should slow people down and seduce them with the…

— Barbara Fister

Libraries aren't in the real world, after all. They're places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought. In this way I can go on living on…

— Paul Auster