Ability Quote by Richard F. Thomas

“One of the powerful functions of a library — any library — lies in its ability to take us away from worlds that are…

— Richard F. Thomas

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

— Tamora Pierce

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute…

— Sidney Sheldon

“The existence of any library, even mine, allows readers a sense of what their craft is truly about, a craft that struggles against the…

— Alberto Manguel

A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our…

— Adriana Trigiani

“Libraries are not, or at least should not be, engines of productivity. If anything, they should slow people down and seduce them with the…

— Barbara Fister

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

— Archibald MacLeish

Libraries are the torch of the world, illuminating the path when it feels too dark to see. We mustn't allow that torch to be…

— Libba Bray

The library will endure; it is the universe... We walk the corridors, searching the shelves and rearranging them, looking for lines of meaning amid…

— James Gleick

“The great unsold truth of libraries is that people need them not because they’re about study and solitude, but because they’re about connection. Connection…

— Bella Bathurst

“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

Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to…

— Laura Bush