Books Quote by Robert E. Keller

“I stood in the library admiring the huge book collection. There was something inherently calming about being surrounded by books, even their smell and…

— Saffron Mello Castro

“In college I retreated to the library. I have always loved libraries - the quiet, the smell, the expectation of imminent discovery. In the…

— Siri Hustvedt

“It smelled like a library – the initial whiff of something bitter, followed by the scent lingering in every book there – dusty, sweet,…

— Kimberly Krey

“Unfair," I said as Captain Goode opened a door to reveal a beautiful library. The room seemed to stretch on forever. Bookshelves lined all…

— Tarun Shanker

“Every time I went to the library, it felt like a treasure hunt: somewhere amid those dusty books was the answer, and all I…

— Jean M. Twenge

“I love libraries. I love books. There is something sacred, I think, about a great library because it represents the preservation of the wisdom,…

— Gordon B. Hinckley

“She loved the smell of books, the feel of books, the look of them on the shelf.”

— Barbara Michaels

“There was the smell of old books, a smell that has a way of making all libraries seem the same. Some say that smell…

— Scott Douglas

“He liked bookstores, and libraries too. They had a sacred, peaceful hush, like graveyards without the shadow of death.”

— Garrett Leigh

“The library sucked up sound like a vacuum. All of those thousands and thousands of unread books sucking up secrets for the last hundred…

— Michael Sears

“Something about the beauty of the library and how many books there were made me feel really eager to read, and I couldn't wait…

— Francine Prose

“But I loved the library simply because it was a library. I love libraries. I like reading, but I love libraries. Being surrounded by…

— Emily Wing Smith