Libraries Quote by Rawi Hage

“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

“It is likely that libraries will carry on and survive, as long as we persist in lending words to the world that surrounds us,…

— Alberto Manguel

“We cannot have good libraries until we first have good librarians-properly educated, profesionally recognized and fairly rewarded.”

— Herbert S. White

“Unless a convention of anarchists visited the library yesterday, most books ought to be in their rightful places.”

— Evelyn Skye

“But with each passing year, and each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read…

— nick hornby

“Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress.”

— Willard Scott

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

— Alberto Manguel

“A little library, growing larger every year, is an honourable part of a man's history. It is a man's duty to have books. A…

— Henry Ward Beecher

“If we didn't already have libraries, they would now have to be invented. They are the keys to American success in fully exploiting the…

— James Billington

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

— Alberto Manguel

“But a library is a gorgeous language that you will never speak fluently. You will try every day of your life. Order is a…

— Elizabeth McCracken

“But the library - especially one so vast - is no mere cabinet of curiosities; it's a world, complete and uncompleteable, and it is…

— Matthew Battles