Conviction Quote by Samuel Johnson

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library; for who can see the wall crowded…

— Samuel Johnson

The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man

— Anonymous

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

— Henry Ward Beecher

A public library is the most democratic thing in the world. What can be found there has undone dictators and tyrants.

— Doris Lessing

The way we've been neglecting to support our libraries throughout the country is a shame.

— Matthew Lesko

I always feel a certain sense of reverence in libraries, even small city ones that smell like homeless internet users.

— Ken Jennings

Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized…

— James A. Michener

Libraries change lives. They are the soul of a people.

— Diane Ackerman

Libraries are places that house our dreams, our fantasies, our thirst for adventure.

— Nicholas Sparks

The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place with the power to change lives.

— Elizabeth Taylor

Libraries aren't in the real world, after all. They're places apart, sanctuaries of pure thought. In this way I can go on living on…

— Paul Auster

No matter where you are on the political spectrum, libraries make sense. It's such a small investment. Every dollar supporting a library system returns…

— Karin Slaughter