Quote by Louisa May Alcott

“loved thick books, dusty statues, even the musty smell in the air. Libraries were treasure troves of knowledge and imagination.”

— Robert E. Keller

“I stood in the library admiring the huge book collection. There was something inherently calming about being surrounded by books, even their smell and…

— Saffron Mello Castro

“There is something nice about a library, isn't there?" Mr. Curtis said. He nodded and took in the familiar scenery. "The scent of ink…

— Ilana Waters

“Every time I went to the library, it felt like a treasure hunt: somewhere amid those dusty books was the answer, and all I…

— Jean M. Twenge

“Aside from the posters, wherever there was room, there were books. Stacks and stacks of books. Books crammed into mismatched shelves and towers of…

— Megan Crane

“He liked bookstores, and libraries too. They had a sacred, peaceful hush, like graveyards without the shadow of death.”

— Garrett Leigh

“I devoured the books because they were the rays of light peeking out from the doorframe, and perhaps past that door there was another…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

“I heard his library burned down and both books were destroyed -- and one of them hadn't even been colored in yet.”

— Anonymous

“Perhaps I have a strange affinity for old books.”

— Renee Ahdieh

“Real readers poison themselves with words. They close each book as though climbing, reborn, from a tomb.”

— David Gordon

“My bookshelf was my favorite part of my room. It had a calming presence. Maybe there was something to be said about the feeling…

— Katie Kacvinsky

“But only at Antquarium did I feel a sense of what the library at Alexandria might have been: an accumulation of evidence and suggestions.”

— Amy Halloran