� A big leather-bound volume makes an ideal razorstrap. A thing book is useful to stick under a table with a broken caster to steady it. A large, flat atlas can be used to cover a window with a broken pane. And a thick, old-fashioned heavy book with a clasp is the finest thing in the world to throw at a noisy cat. � � Mark Twain

� Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future. � � Ray Bradbury

� There’s never enough time to change your life. You don’t get to change your life, period. � � Sherman Alexie