Gold Quote by Peter Porter

libraries are fascinating places: sometimes you feel you are under the canopy of a railway station, and when you read books about exotic places…

— Umberto Eco

Public libraries were a huge source of comfort and joy for me when I was growing up. I still spend time there.

— Hong Chau

Places of incredible glamour, possibility, power, excitement and pleasure. Love your libraries!

— Stephen Fry

I am a member of the London Library, and on almost every single job I do, there is some benefit to be had in…

— Ed Stoppard

I had almost forgotten to tell you that I have already been to the Parliament House; and yet this is of most importance. For,…

— Karl Philipp Moritz

London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything you want, really.

— David Attenborough

The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special…

— Julie Andrews

I spent the first few years of my life in a smallish community in Queens. Back in those early days, kids could roam the…

— Jonathan Kellerman

One of the greatest gifts my brother and I received from my mother was her love of literature and language. With their boundless energy,…

— Caroline Kennedy

In Liverpool, where I live, we have a brilliant library which has been refurbished, and I like going there.

— Shaun Evans

When I'm in London, I love to visit Kensington gardens and just sit in the park and read a good book.

— Natalie Imbruglia

I consider myself extremely lucky to have been born and raised in London, and to have had on my doorstep this most fascinating of…

— Jean Plaidy