Quotes by Library As a kid, I lived almost entirely inside books, and eventually the books started returning the favor. A lot of my internal world feels like an anthology, or a library. It's eclectic and disorganized, but I can browse in it, and that hugely shapes both what and how I write. Kathryn Schulz insidelibraryi-canworld I got into history when I was 11 years old, and it all started with the Titanic. I'd read books in the library about it. Of course I've seen the movie, too - I don't think I've ever cried that much. Katherine Langford oldthinklibraryhistory Some archives and record offices are housed in your local museum or library; others have their own stand-alone building. Wherever they are, they are a treasure trove. Kate Williams ownlibrarybuildingtreasure I came to writing because I joined the North Clare Writers' Workshop, which met every week at Ennistymon Library. Kate Thompson workshoplibraryweekwriting Sometimes we'd just play acoustic guitar and try out the parts and make a library. We'd use a double cassette player and make little edits. Kate Pierson trylibraryguitarsometimes I was a little tomboy, growing up, but we had to go to the library every weekend if we wanted some form of entertainment. And I would gravitate towards the Shirley Temple, Judy Garland section of the library, and I would just pop that in and watch on replay because kids can watch movies over and over again. Isabela Moner templemovieslibraryweekend I dropped off my kids from 10 to 2, went to the library, and just wrote. This is my second career - I'm 41 - and I'm a terrible speller. Isabel Gillies careerjustlibraryterrible We moved from the East coast to the town of Spokane, Washington, when I was about 13 years old, and I did not adapt very well to the, to the style of the place, and I spent most of my time in the public library. Irwin Rose placelibrarystyletime On a very personal level, I have fond memories of spending a lot of time in the Library of Congress working on my collection of poems 'Native Guard.' I was there over a summer doing research in the archives and then writing in the reading room at the Jefferson building. Natasha Trethewey libraryresearchtimememories I have three libraries. As a gift, a friend alphabetized and organized my main library of novels, history books, and nonfiction. Then I have a photo-book collection. Then there's this nearly whole room of my childhood books. I've also got cookbooks and a big collection of horse-related books. Sally Mann giftlibrarychildhoodhistory For 'Boxers & Saints,' I started by reading a couple of articles on the Internet, then writing a really rough outline, then getting more hardcore into the research. I went to a university library once a week for a year, year and a half. Gene Luen Yang libraryinternetresearchreading I never dreamt I could be an author when I grew up. It just didn't occur to me, because I thought you had to be a) academic, so go to university, things like that, and I didn't think I was clever, or b) dead because I just assumed all the authors in the library were dead. Geraldine McCaughrean thinkmeyoulibrary When I was asked to play 'Miss Marple,' I was given the Kevin Elyot script for 'The Body in the Library.' I was a fan of his theatre work anyway, and I just thought it was brilliant. I was immediately taken by 'Miss Marple,' so I read some of the novels, and I knew I had to do it. Geraldine McEwan thoughtlibrarybodywork I started writing songs in high school, so you had to write this stuff out and register it with the Library of Congress. You had to learn how to do that stuff. Gordon Lightfoot youlibraryhigh-schoolschool I went to the library and found lots of material about this time, about the Freedom March and what was going on down there in 1964. Glenne Headly downlibraryfreedomtime Between the ages of fifteen and twenty-four, I must have read a whole library. Charles Bukowski betweenreadmustlibrary I didn't belong to the sort of family where the children's classics were laid on. I went to the public library and read everything I could get my hands on. Pat Barker libraryfamilychildrenhands Starting on February 1, 2010, and running through until May 30, I will be Toronto Public Library's Writer in Residence, working out of the Merril Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculation at the Lillian H. Smith branch at College and Spadina. Karl Schroeder libraryfantasycollegescience Our house has a library - it seemed better use of the space than as a dining room! - and I try to spend as much time in there as possible. There's nothing better while reading or writing than to be surrounded by books. Adam Christopher libraryspacereadingtime If I'm researching something strange and rococo, I'll go to the London Library or the British Library and look it up in books. Ben Schott golooklibrarystrange«4445464748495051525354»
