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Quote by John Lubbock
We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.

We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth. – John Lubbock

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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. – Lemony Snicket

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Libraries and books are a big part of my life. Like a lot of inwardly drawn young people, I spent a lot of time in libraries…. There were no parents there, no one I knew, and the solitude was a great relief. – Henry Rollins, “Empowerment Through Libraries,” November 2013, LAWeekly [Swoon!

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If I were founding a university I would begin with a smoking room; next a dormitory; and then a decent reading room and a library. After that, if I still had more money that I couldnt use, I would hire a professor and get some text books. – Stephen Leacock

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Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries. – Quoted in The Whole Earth Catalog, 1980 edition, originally created by Stewart B

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