“One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends.”

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

“I like to imagine that, on the day after my last, my library and I will crumble together, so that even when I am no more I'll still be with my books.”

“The reason I never want a book to end is that I start to feel like the characters are my friends. I'll miss them when they're gone.”

“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”

“We can imagine the books we'd like to read, even if they have not yet been written, and we can imagine libraries full of books we would like to possess, even if they are well beyond our reach, because we enjoy dreaming up a library that reflects every one of our interests and every one of our foibles--a library that, in its variety and complexity, fully reflects the reader we are.”