I like to imagine that, on the day after my last, my library and I will crumble together, so that even when I am no more I'll still be with my books.

An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is always possible to be happy.

Librarians are tour-guides for all of knowledge.

A library implies an act of faith which generations, still in darkness hid, sign in their night in witness of the dawn. (1872)

A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.

She'd absolutely adored the library_an entire building where anyone could take things they didn't own and feel no remorse about it.

An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them.

Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.

Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.

A library is more precious than a bank.

The world of books is the only paradise there is.

Life is a rich literature.

We find paradise in every library and bookshop.

I love buying books to create my sacred library.

I love to go the library to borrow books. But I also enjoyed buying books to create my sacred library.

Books are sacred wisdom.

A library is treasure chamber of knowledge.

A library is chamber of treasures.

If you wish to renew your mind, read.

If I had lost everything and was out on the streets with no money I would go sit in the library and read and meditate for weeks at a time.