Lesley Looper

“The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.”
― Christopher Paolini, Brisingr

“All the secrets of the world are contained in books. Read at your own risk.”
― Lemony Snicket

“[D]on't ever apologise to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that's what they're there for. Use your library). Don't apologise to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend's copy. What's important to me is that people read the books and enjoy them, and that, at some point in there, the book was bought by someone. And that people who like things, tell other people. The most important thing is that people read...”
― Neil Gaiman

“Her library is a meeting place for all who love books. They discuss matters of the world and matters of the spirit.”
― Jeanette Winter, The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq