Library Quotes

1426 Library quotes by 907 unique authors

I have a list of titles that I leave at the [library] desk, because they are bound to be written some day, and it's best… — Jeanette Winterson
What harbor can receive you more securely than a great library? — Italo Calvino
To know a man's library is, in some measure, to know a man's mind. — Geraldine Brooks
Here's another piece of advice, only date people who have read a different set of books than you have read, it will save you lots… — Tony Kushner
Epics are never written about libraries. They exist on whim; it depends on if the conquering army likes to read. — Patricia A. McKillip
Libraries change lives. They are the soul of a people. — Diane Ackerman
Everybody has a ‘gripping stranger’ in their lives, Andy, a stranger who unwittingly possesses a bizarre hold over you. Maybe it’s the kid in cut-offs… — Douglas Coupland
Whether I like it or not, most of my images of what various historical periods feel, smell, or sound like were acquired well before I… — Lauren Willig
I asked him what, if anything, got him down about teaching. He said he didn't think that anything about it got him exactly down, but… — J D Salinger
Death is an ascension to a better library. — John Donne
When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth… — Mark Twain
In the library I felt better, words you could trust and look at till you understood them, they couldn't change half way through a sentence… — Jeanette Winterson
It looked like the sort of book described in library catalogues as "slightly foxed", although it would be more honest to admit that it looked… — Terry Pratchett
In fact, of course, there is no secret knowledge; no one knows anything that can't be found on a shelf in the public library. — Daniel Quinn
Sure.” Olivia smirked. “Good ol’ New York Public Library. I’m sure it’s up to date on the latest Demons that escape through well-guarded Demon Gates. — Cheyenne McCray
Then she would be done with J. D. Jameson forever. No more having to prove herself; no more of those pesky jitters she felt whenever… — Julie James
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Don't ask for guarantees. And don't look to be saved in any one thing, person, machine, or library. Do your own bit of saving, and… — Ray Bradbury
Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself. — Maxim Gorky
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling… — William James
I don't believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don't have any money. When I graduated from high school, it… — Ray Bradbury
What are you doing with all those books anyway?" Ron asked. Just trying to decide which ones to take with us," said Hermione. When we're… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it. — David Foster Wallace
But the penciled sheets did not seem like nor smell like the library book so she had given it up, consoling herself with the vow… — Betty Smith
Even now, she wished she could write a note, push it across the table, and go away to her room. But she was no longer… — Garth Nix

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