“ Oh, how scary and wonderful it is that words can change our lives simply by being next to each other. Kamand Kojouri
“ I thought of all the summer evenings I'd spent sitting in the chairs under the trees beside the trailer, reading books that helped me escape Creek View, at least for a little while. Magical kingdoms,… Heather Demetrios
“ With a library you are free, not confined by temporary political climates. It is the most democratic of institutions because no one - but no one at all - can tell you what to read and when and how. Doris Lessing
“ No matter how banal the contents, there is always something that touches me. For someone now dead once thought these words significant enough to write them down. Diane Setterfield
“ To be allowed, no, invited into the private lives of strangers, and to share their joys and fears, was a chance to exchange the Southern bitter wormwood for a cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of… Maya Angelou
“ Books are, let's face it, better than everything else. If we played Cultural Fantasy Boxing League, and made books go fifteen rounds in the ring against the best that any other art form had to offer,… Nick Hornby
