“One of the nastier trends in library management in recent years is the notion that libraries should be 'responsive to their patrons'.”

“[Public] libraries should be open to all—except the censor.[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]”

“A little library, growing larger every year, is an honorable part of a man's possessions. A library is not a luxury. It is one of the necessities of a full life.”

“Twas a cold Yuletide evening, and I wandered the stacks, shelving multiple titles that the patrons brought back. We toiled overtime at our library here, 'cause the powers that be cut our staffing this year.”

“Come indoors then, and open the books on your library shelves. For you have a library and a good one. A working library, a living library; a library where nothing is chained down and nothing is locked up; a library where the songs of the singers rise naturally from the lives of the livers.”

“A library should be like a pair of open arms.”