E. B. White Quotes

A library is many things. It's a place to go, to get in out of the rain. It's a place to go if you want to sit and think. But particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books. If you want to find out about something, the information is in the reference books---the dictionaries, the encyclopedias, the atlases. If you like to be told a story, the library is the place to go.

A library is a gateway to others' minds, hearts, and lives.

Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had. And when you are reading a book, you and the author are alone together-just the two of you.

Books are a world in themselves, it is true; but they are not the only world. The world itself is a volume larger than all the libraries in it.

I read books and talked to people. I mean that's kind of how one learns anything. There's lots of great books out there & lots of smart people.

To start with, look at all the books.

Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.

I've always liked libraries. They're quiet and full of books and full of knowledge.

I love to read. I wish I could advise more people to read. There's a whole other world in books.

A library is like an island in the middle of a vast sea of ignorance, particularly if the library is very tall and the surrounding area has been flooded.

A library is infinity under a roof.

When in doubt, go to the library.

I spent my life in the library reading books.

People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations.

A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.

How precious a book is in light of the offering, in the light of the one who has the privilege of this offering. The library tells you of this offering.

A library implies an act of faith.

Your library is your paradise.

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

The true university of these days is a collection of books.

Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

[His] library was a fine dark place bricked with books, so anything could happen there and always did. All you had to do was pull a book from the shelf and open it and suddenly the darkness was not so dark anymore.

I was a voracious reader and the library fed my curiosity, imagination and my soul. I read by the shelf - biographies, fantasy - all and everything fed my dreams. Then as an adult whenever I would go on location the first thing we would do as a family is sign up at the closest library. Not only would we find books, but what was happening in that town, because the library is the head of the community.

One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends.