"I cannot live without books." Thomas Jefferson

"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library." Jorge Luis Borges

"I think the health of our civilization, the depth of our awareness about the underpinnings of our culture and our concern for the future can all be tested by how well we support our libraries." Carl Sagan

"The body of Benjamin Franklin
Printer,
Like the covering
Of an old book
Its contents torn out
And stript of its lettering
And gilding
Lies here, food for worms;
But the work
Shall not be lost,
It will (as he believed)
Appear once more,
In a new
And more beautiful edition,
Corrected and amended
By the author."
Epitaph for Benjamin Franklin

"If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it." Toni Morrison

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read." Groucho Marx

"Pear pimples for hairy fishnuts!" Opus the penguin

"My best friend is the man who gives me a book I haven't read yet." Abraham Lincoln