Quotes for All
Despite popular theories, I believe people fall in love based not on good looks or fate but on knowledge. Either they are amazed by something a beloved knows that they themselves do not know; or they discover a common rare knowledge; or they can supply knowledge to someone who’s lacking. Hasn’t everyone found a strange … Read more
Unlearned men of books assume the care, As eunuchs are the guardians of the fair. Edward Young
I thought I’d be a librarian until I met some crazy ones. Edward Gorey
Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking. Edward Gibbon
One can think of a secretary actively operating a filing system, of a librarian actively cataloguing books, of a computer actively sorting out information. The mind however does not actively sort out information. The information sorts itself out and organises itself into patterns. The mind is passive. The mind only provides an opportunity for the … Read more
If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library. Frank Zappa
I never met a librarian worth his or her salt who didn’t perceive my passion for books. Frank Delaney
You don’t want a general houseworker, do you? Or a traveling companion, quiet, refined, speaks fluent French entirely in the present tense? Or an assistant billiard-maker? Or a private librarian? Or a lady car-washer? Because if you do, I should appreciate your giving me a trial at the job. Any minute now, I am going … Read more
If television’s a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who won’t shut up. Dorothy Gambrell
I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a great story can lift spirits, take you anywhere in the world you want to go and in any time period to boot, and the lessons you learn from a good … Read more