“You wasted $150,000 on an education you coulda got for $1.50 in late fees at the public library.”
“The best of my education has come from the public library... my tuition fee is a bus fare and once in a while, five cents a day for an overdue book. You don't need to know very much to start with, if you know the way to the public library.”
“The public library is a center of public happiness first, of public education next.”
“I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville.”
“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: the church, which belongs to God, and the public library, which belongs to you. The public library is a great equalizer.”
“If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.”