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“Mr. Duffy lived a short distance from his body.”
― James Joyce, Dubliners

“We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.”
― John Lubbock, The Pleasures of Life

“I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

“The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man”
― T.S. Eliot

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

“Your library is your paradise.”
― Desiderius Erasmus

“The public library is where place and possibility meet.”
― Stuart Dybek

“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life. Libraries change lives for the better.”
― Sidney Sheldon

“Standing there, staring at the long shelves crammed with books, I felt myself relax and was suddenly at peace.”
― Helene Hanff, Q's Legacy: A Delightful Account of a Lifelong Love Affair with Books

“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.”
― Lady Bird Johnson