Critical thinking Quote by Wayne Bivens-Tatum

“It has long been my belief that everyone's library contains an Odd Shelf. On this shelf rests a small, mysterious corpus of volumes whose…

— Anne Fadiman

“If we didn't already have libraries, they would now have to be invented. They are the keys to American success in fully exploiting the…

— James Billington

The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no…

— John Redwood

The function of a great library is to store obscure books.

— Nicholson Baker

“A good library’s existence is a potential step forward for a community. If hate and fear have ignorance at their core, maybe the library…

— Josh Hanagarne

“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

I cannot imagine the type of sinister fiend who would be against the library. A library essentially says, 'Look, here is some free information…

— Chuck Klosterman

“The library is a whispering post. You don't need to take a book off a shelf to know there is a voice inside that…

— Susan Orlean

“When thinking harshly on the human condition, as I so often do, my antidote is to think gently on libraries, for if human beings…

— Howard Norman

A library represents the mind of its collector, fancies and foibles, strengths and weaknesses, prejudices and preferences.

— William Osler

“A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner. It is much better to confine yourself to a few authors…

— James A. Michener

“But with each passing year, and each whimsical purchase, our libraries become more and more able to articulate who we are, whether we read…

— nick hornby