476 Quotes About Libraries

  • Author Alan Bradley
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    Seisoessani siinä kirjaston ulkopuolella Cow Lanella ajattelin, että taivaassa kirjasto on varmasti auki vuorokauden ympäri, seitsemänä päivänä viikossa. Eipä kun kahdeksana päivänä viikossa.

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  • Author Liam Callanan
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    Every town, every book, is a way to say, look, there’s a new way, a different way. Every book in a bookstore is a fresh beginning. Every book is the next iteration of a very old story. Every bookstore, therefore, is like a safe‑ deposit box for civilization.

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  • Author Gail Honeyman
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    The only criterion I have is that the books must look clean, which means that I have to disregard a lot of potential reading material in the charity shop. I don't use the library for the same reason, althought obviously, in principle and reality, libraries are life-enhancing palaces of wonder.

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  • Author Gina Sheridan
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    The truth is out there, but the truth also seems to be very subjective. With access to so many types of information, there is bound to be some miscommunication that goes on in libraries. "Some" could be an understatement. Okay, there is a lot of miscommunication happening. To combat this, librarians strive to develop excellent listening skills, impeccable library instruction, and good follow-up questions. And a killer poker face hidden by a fashionable pair of glasses never hurts.

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  • Author Emily Murdoch
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    He had spoken in a whisper and she answered in one – though perhaps not how he had expected. “Do you not find it singular that people lower their voices when they enter a library? Almost as though they were churches, holy sites of treasures waiting to be discovered.

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