“Reading is a mighty engine, beside which steam and electricity sink into insignificance.”

“To my thinking, a great librarian must have a clear head, a strong hand, and, above all, a great heart. And when I look into the future, I am inclined to think that most of the men who achieve this greatness will be women.”

“Η λειτουργία μιας βιβλιοθήκης είναι να δίνει στο κοινό με τον ταχύτερο και οικονομικότερο τρόπο πληροφορία, έμπνευση και ψυχαγωγία. Εάν μπορούν να επιτευχθούν με έναν καλύτερο μέσο από το βιβλίο, θα πρέπει να χρησιμοποιηθεί.”

“...never let fear define who you are, and never let where you came from determine where you are going.”

“As we have seen there is some kind of continuity in any case since every experience affects for better or worse the attitudes which help decide the quality of further experiences, by setting up certain preference and aversion, and making it easier or harder to act for this or that end.”

“Skate, you’re about to pop the best wheelie of your life.”

“Love knows no time, or distance, and it certainly knows no reason.”