E. B. White Quotes

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

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

The helpful thought for which you look Is written somewhere in a book.

A library is a path to the future--find yours there.

To start with, look at all the books.

A library is many things, but particularly it is a place where books live, and where you can get in touch with other people, and other thoughts, through books... Books hold most of the secrets of the world, most of the thoughts that men and women have had.

I spent my life in the library reading books.

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.

The library was the place I went to find out what there was to know. It was absolutely essential.

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

Me, I'm an encyclopedia. I'm not a very smart guy, but I'm an encyclopedia. You can ask me about anything you want. Probably I have the book; probably I have a first edition.

Without the library, I would have been lost.

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.

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

I cannot sit and think; books think for me.

Libraries have always seemed like the richest places in the world to me, and I?ve done some of my best learning and thinking thanks to them. Libraries and librarians have definitely changed my life ? and the lives of countless other Americans.

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

There are 20,000 million books I could have to read, but I can pick the ones and know that I'm learning something that I didn't know before. That's the glory of writing. It's not even so much the writing, it's what you learn - especially history - because so much of it is research.

A library is the door to many lives.

Anything worth anything can be found in books.

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

Cram your head with characters and stories. Abuse your library privileges. Never stop looking at the world, and never stop reading to find out what sense other people have made of it. If people give you a hard time and tell you to get your nose out of a book, tell them you're working. Tell them it's research. Tell them to pipe down and leave you alone.

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.

When in doubt, go to the library.