She said . . . and, occasionally, he said . . . |
"A library is a place where you can lose your innocence without losing your virginity.”
― Germaine Greer
― Germaine Greer
“The idea of a library full of books, the books full of knowledge, fills me with fear and love and courage and endless wonder.”
― Elizabeth McCracken
― Elizabeth McCracken
"Usually, I set one foot in a library and I feel my own internal volume lower. A library is a physical equivalent of a sigh. It’s the silence, sure, but it’s also the certainty of all those books, the way they stand side by side with their still, calm conviction. It’s the reassurance of knowledge in the face of confusion.”
― Deb Caletti, The Last Forever
"Usually, I set one foot in a library and I feel my own internal volume lower. A library is a physical equivalent of a sigh. It’s the silence, sure, but it’s also the certainty of all those books, the way they stand side by side with their still, calm conviction. It’s the reassurance of knowledge in the face of confusion.”
― Deb Caletti, The Last Forever
“I feel that the care of libraries and the use of books, and the knowledge of books, is a tremendously vital thing, and that we who deal with books and who love books have a great opportunity to bring about something in this country which is more vital here than anywhere else, because we have the chance to make a democracy that will be a real democracy.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
“I feel that the care of libraries and the use of books, and the knowledge of books, is a tremendously vital thing, and that we who deal with books and who love books have a great opportunity to bring about something in this country which is more vital here than anywhere else, because we have the chance to make a democracy that will be a real democracy.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
“Her library is a meeting place for all who love books. They discuss matters of the world and matters of the spirit.”
― Jeanette Winter, The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
“Her library is a meeting place for all who love books. They discuss matters of the world and matters of the spirit.”
― Jeanette Winter, The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
"Libraries are a tremendous and valuable resource, and I'm not sure it's possible to have too many of them.”
― Ann Leckie, Ancillary Justice
And the man said . . .
“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 want to sit and think.”
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort.”
“A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered.”
—E. B. White Letter to the children of Troy, MI, 1971
“A library is a good place to go when you feel unhappy, for there, in a book, you may find encouragement and comfort.”
“A library is a good place to go when you feel bewildered or undecided, for there, in a book, you may have your question answered.”
—E. B. White Letter to the children of Troy, MI, 1971