“Libraries have always been there for me. Of course I'll stand up for them.”

“Libraries, have always seemed to me pleasantly mad places, and for as long as I can remember I’ve been seduced by their labyrinthine logic.” - The Library at Night”

“His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds of souls always do - the best ones. The ones who rise up and say "I know who you are and I am ready. Not that I want to go, of course, but I will come." Those souls are always light because more of them have been put out. More of them have already found their way to other places.”

“Librarians have always been among the most thoughtful and helpful people. They are teachers without a classroom. No libraries, no progress.”

“I stand up for what I believe. I don't know if it's always paid off for me, because I've been ridiculed and humiliated. ”

“I’ve been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library.”