Books Quote by Catherynne M. Valente

“A silent Library is a sad Library. A Library without patrons on whom to pile books and tales and knowing and magazines full of…

— Catherynne M. Valente

“And now a word about librarians. We are all, from our youngest years, warned that the most dangerous, untrustworthy creature is that which stalks…

— Joseph Fink

It's funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries…

— Paula Poundstone

I was in a convenience store, reading a magazine. The clerk told me, "this is not a library!" "OK! I will talk louder, then!"

— Mitch Hedberg

“Note found in the patron suggestion box: "You have SIGNS up near the computers that say BE QUIET, but people don't be quiet. They…

— Gina Sheridan

“A library: Where we can shhhh people without offense.”

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

I cannot overstate the power of libraries in my life.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Libraries remind us that truth isn't about who yells the loudest but who has the right information.

— Barack Obama

“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 are not, never will be, used by everyone.”

— Alberto Manguel

Libraries' most powerful asset is the conversation they provide - between books and readers, between children and parents, between individuals and the collective world.…

— Bella Bathurst

“There is a somewhat time-worn joke about people taking up library work because they like to read : the joke consisting of the fact…

— Mary Virginia Provines