Tom Casserly

Quotations About Libraries

"A library is thought in cold storage."
Samuel, Lord 1870–1963, British Liberal politician
[A Book of Quotations (1947)]
How to cite this entry: "Samuel, Lord" The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations. Ed. Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford University Press, 2002. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. Boston University. 24 July 2006 <http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t93.e1580>
"I've been drunk for about a week now, and I thought it might sober me up to sit in a library."
Fitzgerald, F. Scott 1896–1940
[The Great Gatsby (1925) ch. 3]
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"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need"
Cicero
source:  Anne H. Kenny, Interlibrary Loan Librarian, O'Neill Library, Boston College

Thomas J. Casserly
Head of Reference and Instructional Services
Mugar Memorial Library
Boston University

casserly@bu.edu
15 November 2006