Quotes by Library 'Jane Eyre' must have been something I read six or seven times as an early adolescent. And 'Kristin Lavransdatter,' and 'Lorna Doone' when I was younger. My parents had a pretty rich library, no jackets on any of the books, so no descriptions. You just pulled something off the shelf and started to read it. Sue Miller parentsyoulibraryrich With the exception of undertakers, athletes are the only professionals obliged to feign sorrow on a daily basis, pretending that every June baseball loss is a tragedy requiring library silence in the clubhouse. Steve Rushin dailylibrarysilenceloss The London Library in Piccadilly is the best place for a sleep. Sophie Winkleman placebestlibrarysleep My father, whose hobby was collecting secondhand cricket books, came back from a book fair one day with a copy of 'The Body In The Library.' Sophie Hannah daycricketlibraryfather Like many science fiction lovers of my generation, I discovered Andre Norton on the shelves at the junior high's library. Sherwood Smith highgenerationlibraryscience In Liverpool, where I live, we have a brilliant library which has been refurbished, and I like going there. Shaun Evans livelikelibrarybrilliant Libraries function as crucial technology hubs, not merely for free Web access, but those who need computer training and assistance. Library business centers help support entrepreneurship and retraining. Scott Turow librarysupporttechnologybusiness When I was 14, I saw a library for the first time. Sayed Kashua firstlibraryfirst-timetime I read a lot about her. I read a lot of bios. I read bios about the royal family; I read this little novella called 'The Uncommon Reader,' which is a fiction: it's about Queen Elizabeth going on this library bus and choosing books and reading them, but it's so sweet. Sarah Gadon queenlibraryfamilysweet I used to steal from the library, which is a crime and it's bad, but I just couldn't get enough books, and I also didn't like to give them back once I'd read them. I just read everything. Sara Pascoe badbacklibraryenough My mom used to tell me that the most valuable thing she owned was her library card. We were poor, but that's not what she was talking about. My mom knew that education opened doors and opened minds. Richard Carmona melibrarymomeducation Thanks to modern technology, we now can deliver every text in every research library to every citizen in our country, and to everyone in the world. If we fail to do so, we are not living up to our civic duty. Robert Darnton librarytechnologyresearchworld The idea of a national digital library has been in the air for a long time, and there was a danger that some people would feel that it's their property, so to speak. Robert Darnton librarytimelongpeople There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them. Ruth Reichl meyoulibrarydoors I was an early reader, reading even before kindergarten, and since we did not have books in my home, my older brother, Alexander, was responsible for our trip every week to the public library to exchange books already read for new ones to be read. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow libraryreadingbrotherhome I was diagnosed with diabetes at age 18. I didn't know what it was, so I went to the library and looked it up. Ron Santo knowdiabeteslibraryage For a whole year in elementary school, when the class marched down to the school library every week, I would refuse to return my book. I would just check it out again and again. Every week. For a whole year. The object of my fourth-grade filibuster was 'D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths.' Robin Sloan downlibrarybookschool I remember visits to the local libraries and getting my own library cards as things of rite-of-passage significance. Richard K. Morgan librarymy-ownremembercards Is there anything so delicious as the first exploration of a great library - alone - unwatched? Richard Jefferies alonegreatlibraryexploration My first contact with game theory was a popular article in 'Fortune Magazine' which I read in my last high school year. I was immediately attracted to the subject matter, and when I studied mathematics, I found the fundamental book by von Neumann and Morgenstern in the library and studied it. Reinhard Selten gamelibrarymathematicsschool«4142434445464748495051»
