Librarians Quote by Walter Mosley

“People become librarians because they know too much. Their knowledge extends beyond mere categories. They cannot be confined to disciplines. They bring order to…

— Erica Olsen

“Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably underestimated and largely underemployed.”

— Charles Medawar

“The library is the worst group of people ever assembled in history. They're mean, conniving, rude, and extremely well-read, which makes them dangerous.”

— Anonymous

“Never underestimate the ability of a librarian”

— David N. Ofili

“Librarians wield unfathomable power. With a flip of the wrist they can hide your dissertation behind piles of old Field and Stream magazines. They…

— Erica Olsen

“I really didn't realize the librarians were, you know, such a dangerous group. They are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the…

— Michael Moore

In tight economic times, with libraries sliding farther and farther down the list of priorities, we risk the loss of their ideals, intelligence, and…

— Marilyn Johnson

Really, being a librarian is a much more dangerous job than you realize.

— Libba Bray

“Librarians are serious people, seldom given to jocularity. The reason for this, I believe, is because we are overwhelmed by the enormous number of…

— Lynn Austin

“Libraries are innately subversive institutions, born of the radical notion that every member of society deserves free, high-quality access to knowledge and culture.”

— Matt Finch

“Librarians are the bedrock of the public domain and the defenders of our fundamental right to access knowledge.”

— Carl Malamud

“As a general rule, librarians are a kick in the pants socially, often full of good humor, progressive, and, naturally, well read”

— Bill Hall