Collectors Quote by William Osler

A library represents the mind of its collector, his fancies and foibles, his strength and weakness, his prejudices and preferences. Particularly is this the…

— William Osler

A library is a gateway to others' minds, hearts, and lives.

— Tamora Pierce

A library is a home filled with our stories. On every shelf, we see ourselves, experience our collective conscious, describe our dreams and our…

— Adriana Trigiani

A library is many things, but particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people,…

— E. B. White

A library is an ever-growing entity; it multiples seemingly unaided, it reproduces itself by purchase, theft, borrowings, gifts, by suggesting gaps through association, by…

— Alberto Manguel

“A personal library is an X-ray of the owner’s soul. It offers keys to a particular temperament, an intellectual disposition, a way of being…

— Jay Parini

A personal library is a reflection of who you are and who you want to be, of what you value and what you desire,…

— Michael Dirda

... the subjective viewpoint is the only one to use regarding a library. Your true library is a collection of the books you want.You…

— Carolyn Wells

Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor…

— Germaine Greer

“A library is many things. It’s a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It’s a place to go if you…

— E.B. White

Libraries are where most of us really fall in love with books, where we can browse and choose on our own. Its really one…

— Kim Boykin

A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it.

— Neil Gaiman