“Library-denigrators, pay heed: suggesting that the Internet is a viable substitute for libraries is like saying porn could replace your wife.”

“I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.”

“Your library is your portrait.”

“Your library is your portrait.”

“It is like having a book out from the library.
It is like constantly having a book out from the library.”

“All of the life-changing awesome
words and pictures and ideas
inside your library are useless
without just one word outside
your library: Open.”

“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.”

“A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window.”

“America, why are your libraries full of tears?”

“Shut not your doors to me proud libraries.”