“Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.”
“I ransack public libraries, and find them full of sunk treasure.”
“...bookstores, libraries... they're the closest thing I have to a church.”
“The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next.”
“Life is a treasure-chest of opportunities, choices, and time. Unfortunately, the choice many people make is to argue about the details of the chest instead of seizing the treasure within it.”
“Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.”