Collections Quote by Michael Dirda

During the day, the library is a realm of order.

— Alberto Manguel

A library should be like a pair of open arms.

— Roger Rosenblatt

Every library answers a twofold need, which is often also a twofold obsession: that of conserving certain objects (books) and that of organizing them…

— Georges Perec

A library represents the mind of its collector, fancies and foibles, strengths and weaknesses, prejudices and preferences.

— William Osler

“A library is not only a place of both order and chaos; it is also the realm of chance. Books, even after they have…

— Alberto Manguel

A library book, I imagine, is a happy book.

— Cornelia Funke

Just as the largest library, badly arranged, is not so useful as a very moderate one that is well arranged, so the greatest amount…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

What is more important in a library than anything else-than everything else-is the fact that it exists.

— Archibald MacLeish

Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor…

— Germaine Greer

A library is a gateway to others' minds, hearts, and lives.

— Tamora Pierce

Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves. Each spine, each title,…

— John Jakes

“Academic library collections are designed to support critical thinking, skepticism about the known, and curiosity about the unknown.”

— Wayne Bivens-Tatum