Librarians Quotes

116 Librarians quotes by 89 unique authors

I know of a wild region whose librarians repudiate the vain superstitious custom of seeking any sense in books and compare it to looking for… — Jorge Luis Borges
So, when people try to give you some book with a shiny round award on the cover, be kind and gracious, but tell them you… — Brandon Sanderson
TO ALL THE ambulance drivers firewatchers air-raid wardens nurses canteen workers airplane spotters rescue workers mathematicians vicars vergers shopgirls chorus girls librarians debutantes spinsters fishermen… — Connie Willis
It was like walking into a treasure trove of books, hoarded by pirate librarians. — Pseudonymous Bosch
People flock in, nevertheless, in search of answers to those questions only librarians are considered to be able to answer, such as "Is this the… — Terry Pratchett
People think librarians are unromantic, unimaginative. This is not true. We are people whose dreams run in particular ways. Ask a mountain climber what he… — Elizabeth McCracken
Librarians are hot. They have knowledge and power over their domain...It is no coincidence how many librarians are portrayed as having a passionate interior, hidden… — Holly Black
I really hope that all librarians aren't like Gladys Morgan. Because I'd really like , at some point, to walk into a library and not… — Patrick Carman
Not all librarians are evil cultists. Some librarians are instead vengeful undead who want to suck your soul. — Brandon Sanderson
The Burgess sisters arrived together. Tara and Lainie do a little bit of everything. Sometimes dancers, sometimes actresses. Once they were librarians, but that is… — Erin Morgenstern
Why was it librarians had such a prim image? With all the information available in books right there at their fingertips, librarians could be the… — Charlaine Harris
Librarians are tour-guides for all of knowledge. — Patrick Ness
They open up the world. Because knowledge is useless if you don’t know how to find it, if you don’t even know where to begin… — Patrick Ness
The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice… — Terry Pratchett
The library was like a second home. Or maybe more like a real home, more than the place I lived in. By going every day… — Haruki Murakami
Glam culture is ultimately rooted in obsession, and those of us who are truly devoted and loyal to the lifestyle of glamour are masters of… — Lady Gaga
I see libraries and librarians as frontline soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination. — Neil Gaiman
Once they were librarians, but that is a subject they will only discuss if heavily intoxicated. — Erin Morgenstern
Acknowledgements With grateful thanks to the three least-appreciated and hardest-working proselytizers of the written word: independent bookstores, librarians, and teachers. — Gail Carriger
Back before the internet we had a name for people who bought a single copy of our books and lent them to all their friends… — Charles Stross
Somhow those Ten Men -- at the time they were called Recruiters, of course -- discovered that Constance had been at the library. Most likely… — Trenton Lee Stewart
Present company excluded, this looked to be the most pleasant detention ever experienced by mankind. Further proof that librarians should run the world-or a least… — Heather Brewer
Librarians are serious people, seldomgiven to idle jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous number of good… — Lynn Austin
Reading is important. Books are important. Librarians are important. (Also, libraries are not child-care facilities, but sometimes feral children raise themselves among the stacks.) — Neil Gaiman
Librarians lend people books from the library. The best librarians are children's book librarians. — Richard Scarry

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