“With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates.”

— Doris Lessing

Index on Censorship (March/April 1999)
Context: With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one — but no one at all — can tell you what to read and when and how.

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British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer … 1919–2013

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