“To build up a library is to create a life. It's never just a random collection of books.”

“The community of life that we see here at any given time isn't just a random collection. It's a collection of successes. It's the remainder that is left over when the failures have disappeared.”

“A library is never complete. That’s the joy of it. We are always seeking one more book to add to our collection.”

“This is unbearable ... God. These books she'll never read. Her Life's Library.”

“There's a serendipity to real life that the Internet can't duplicate. Do you use the library? For anything? Well, sometimes you end up picking up the book next to the one you were looking for, and it's that book that changes your life.”

“A good book is a good friend. He will talk to you if you want him to talk, but will shut up if you don't want him to talk. - A library is a collection of good friends.”