Book Quote by Joan Bauer

Libraries can take the place of God.

— Umberto Eco

People were stupid, sometimes. They thought the Library was a dangerous place because of all the magical books, which was true enough, but what…

— Terry Pratchett

Libraries keep the records on behalf of all humanity. the unique and the absurd, the wise and the fragments of stupidity.

— Vartan Gregorian

“Having a nice library doesn’t make you smart. Don’t buy books and stack them up in your library; read them.”

— Mensah Oteh

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

— Alberto Manguel

“A library is a miracle. A place where you can learn just about anything, for free. A place where your mind can come alive.”

— Josh Hanagarne

“A library was nothing without its people. You say library and there’s this iconoclastic image of an old-lady librarian telling people to be quiet…

— Scott Douglas

“To Homer, libraries were holy places like churches, and the priestly librarians a blessed race, a saving remnant in a world of sin. Whenever…

— Jane Langton

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

— Love The Stacks Bookstore

“Libraries always remind me that there are good things in this world.”

— Lauren Ward

Libraries never let us forget who we are, for their worth stands by the knowledge they keep and save for us.

— Virginia Hamilton

“Libraries were havens for everyone, he might've told her, not just the clean and productive.”

— Matthew J. Sullivan