Ancient Quote by S.E. Harmon

“The librarian was explaining the benefits of the Dewey decimal system to her junior--benefits that extended to every area of life. It was orderly,…

— Jeanette Winterson

There is a hideous invention called the Dewey Decimal System. And you have to look up your topic in books and newspapers. Pages upon…

— Libba Bray

The Dewey decimal system really works. So that's all I needed to know. Elementary school taught me that.

— Michelle Rodriguez

“Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for, like…

— Brian Selznick

“Ah, the Dewey decimal system…humankind’s single greatest achievement.” From Candace Fleming’s The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School”

— Candace Fleming

Ben wished the world was organized by the Dewey decimal system. That way you'd be able to find whatever you were looking for.

— Brian Selznick

“Yes, I speak Dewey Decimal.”

— Sandra Beasley

Part of my job is to help other kids find books, because not everyone has a keenly organized mind. Some kids could wander the…

— Neal Shusterman

He wished he was with his mom in her library, where everything was safe and numbered and organized by the Dewey decimal system. Ben…

— Brian Selznick

“Since at least the Sixth Century all librarians have received extensive combat training and are lethal with even the common toothpick.”

— James Turner

“What is the value of libraries? Through lifelong learning, libraries can and do change lives, a point that cannot be overstated.”

— Michael Gorman

“I'll never know everything about anything, but I'll know something about almost everything and that's how I like to live.”

— Josh Hanagarne