Defenders Quote by Louise Penny

I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that…

— Dorothea Benton Frank

Librarians are hot. They have knowledge and power over their domain...It is no coincidence how many librarians are portrayed as having a passionate interior,…

— Holly Black

“Librarians are serious people, seldom given to jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous number of…

— Lynn Austin

[Librarians] are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't…

— Michael Moore

“Libraries are like houses of worship: Whether or not you use them yourself, it's important to know that they are there. In many ways…

— Jane Stanton Hitchcock

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

— Willard Scott

“As a general rule, librarians are a kick in the pants socially, often full of good humor, progressive, and, naturally, well read”

— Bill Hall

I have a real soft spot in my heart for librarians and people who care about books.

— Ann Richards

The librarian of today, and it will be true still more of the librarians of tomorrow, are not fiery dragons interposed between the people…

— William Osler

Librarians and romance writers accomplish one mission better than anyone, including English teachers: we create readers for life - and what could be more…

— Susan Elizabeth Phillips

“We need librarians more than we ever did. What we don't need are mere clerks who guard dead paper. Librarians are too important to…

— Seth Godin

“Isn't it what all librarians strive toward, at least in the movies and cliches? Silence, invisibility, nothing but a rambling cloud of old book…

— Rebecca Makkai