Libraries Quotes

367 quotes by 289 authors

Libraries can in general be too narrow or too wide for the soul. — Georg C. Lichtenberg
I count myself as one of millions of Americans whose life simply would not be the same without the libraries that supported my learning. — Scott Turow
I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries. — Adriana Trigiani
Solitary converse with nature; for thence are ejaculated sweet and dreadful words never uttered in libraries. Ah! the spring days, the summer dawns, and October… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I can't help but admire the structural linguists who have carved out forthemselves a linguistic discipline based on the deterioration of writtencommunication. Another case of… — Daniel Keyes
Many useful and valuable books lie buried in shops and libraries, unknown and unexamined, unless some lucky compiler opens them by chance, and finds an… — Samuel Johnson
Books are a world in themselves, it is true; but they are not the only world. The world itself is a volume larger than all… — William Hazlitt
If written directions alone would suffice, libraries wouldn't need to have the rest of the universities attached. — Judith Martin
You've got to love libraries. You've got to love books. You've got to love poetry. You've got to love everything about literature. Then, you can… — Ray Bradbury
It's easy to blame the nature-deficit disorder on the kids' or the parents' back, but they also need the help of urban planners, schools, libraries… — Richard Louv
In America there is a public library in every community. How many public libraries are there in Africa? Every day there are new books coming… — George Weah
Libraries can be of indispensable service in lifting the dead weight of poverty and ignorance. — Francis Keppel
One, I have a wonderful publisher, Black Sparrow Press; as long as they exist, they will keep me in print. And they claim they sell… — Diane Wakoski
I like shelves full of books in a library, but if all books become electronic, the task of big research libraries remains the same -… — Nicholson Baker
You come to work because the office is a resource: The office is a place where you can meet with other people, and the office… — Jay Chiat
Like most of my friends in school, I was a member of multiple circulating libraries; and all of us, to begin with, borrowed and read… — Aravind Adiga
Children have to have access to books, and a lot of children can't go to a store and buy a book. We need not only… — Katherine Paterson
As the strata of the earth preserve in succession the living creatures of past epochs, so the shelves of libraries preserve in succession the errors… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Today, if you want to access a typical out-of-print book, you have only one choice - fly to one of a handful of leading libraries… — Sergey Brin
I have done quite a few signings at bookstores, libraries and conferences. I have received phone calls and letters from people who liked the book. — Kate DiCamillo

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