Acknowledgement Quote by Gail Carriger

a bookstore is one of the few places where all the cantankerous, conflicting, alluring voices of the world co-exist in peace and order and…

— Jane Smiley

“The replacement of independent bookstores by firms such as Barnes & Noble, Waterstones or Borders superficially provided a wide range of reading, but their…

— Sara Ayad

“Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress.”

— Willard Scott

“To all the librarians in the world on behalf of all the kids y’all helped grow up to be writers”

— Karin Slaughter

“Librarians know books, we live books, we breathe books, we are books.”

— Jenny Levine

“Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to.”

— Alain de Botton

“A well-stocked, well-staffed library is like a gardener who plants books, knowledge, and dreams and grows readers, learners, and do-ers.”

— Laura Purdie Salas

“Libraries are place where one can find satisfaction through books by discovering more ideas”

— Abid Hussain Library Officer

“The bookworm of great libraries.”

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom.

— Willard Scott

“Libraries are congenial places but unfortunately none of us like these places because we hates books and books are leading us to better direction.”

— Abid Hussain Library Officer

“The library serves as a gathering place for friends who share the love of books. It further serves as a resource for those who…

— Kristen Ashley