Library Quote by Jane Austen

“I shall be glad to have the library to myself as soon as may be.”

— Jane Austen

“Her library is a meeting place for all who love books. They discuss matters of the world and matters of the spirit.”

— Jeanette Winter

“How pleasant it is to spend an evening in this way! I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner…

— Jane Austen

“For anyone with a library in their head and love in their heart,”

— Kevin Ansbro

The late Queen Victoria once paid a royal visit to a renowned library. At one point, the head librarian asked, "Your Majesty, might I…

— Countess of Longford Elizabeth Pakenham

“The very decided manner with which he spoke, and strove to impress his wife with the evil consequences of giving me instruction, served to…

— Frederick Douglass

“I took to the...Library as to a lover...”

— Laurie R. King

Dear me, how I love a library.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Wherever I live, the library becomes my second home. Walking through the doors, I know that there are books calling to me that will…

— Wendy Jones

“(this is before we're living together, before we do the most faithful act of all, mix our separate books into one library)”

— Ali Smith

“It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries in life.”

— Henry Ward Beecher

“He had a small but well stocked library. He loved books; books are a remote but reliable friend.”

— Victor Hugo