“I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure.”

“"Noelle's Treasure Tale" is based on the historical fact that three Spanish galleons full of treasure sunk off Florida's treasure coast and have never been recovered. I have a beach house on the Treasure Coast, and I'm out there with my snorkel looking for the treasure.”

“The best place to find things: the public library.”

“Increasingly unable to create for itself a relevant body of myth, the modern imagination will ransack the treasure house of the classic.”

“Normal people dont generally find their homes ransacked by demons.”

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

“[The media] are using a national treasure--that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.”

“Libraries, as spaces, need to continue to inspire the public to dream big and to think great thoughts. Cities, towns, and academic communities of all shapes and sizes need the free, open public spaces that libraries–and only libraries–provide.”

“I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.”

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