A word also as to the cost of carriage: This is at present so high, whether the means be mail or express, that we may properly set it down as the chief obstacle to the free development of inter-library loans. – William Warner Bishop, “Inter-Library Loans,” 1909
Librarians are almost always very helpful and often almost absurdly knowledgeable. Their skills are probably very underestimated and largely underemployed. – Charles Medawar
Youve got to love libraries. Youve got to love books. Youve got to love poetry. Youve got to love everything about literature. Then, you can pick the one thing you love most and write about it. – Ray Bradbury
The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure theyre going to have some pretty annoying virtues. – Elizabeth Taylor
To be deeply committed to negotiations, to be opposed to a particular war or military action, is not only considered unpatriotic, it also casts serious doubt on ones manhood. – Myriam Miedzian
