When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas,
also the books, and above all the parchments.
(2 Timothy 4:13)
St. Paul Writing His Epistles (1620)
by Valentin de Boulogne (1591 – 1632)
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The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,
And all the sweet serenity of books.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
We read to know we are not alone.
~C.S. Lewis
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.
~C.S. Lewis
Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life."
~Helen Exley
Make thy books thy companions, let thy bookcases and shelves be thy gardens and pleasure-grounds. Pluck the fruit that grows therein, gather the roses, the spices, and the myrrh.
~Samuel Ben Judah Ibn Tibbon (12th century)
Libraries are my church. They comfort, inspire, offer community, and make us ask big questions.
~Clifford Henderson
The dearest ones of time, the strongest friends of the soul--BOOKS.
~Emily Dickinson
To Homer, libraries were holy places like churches, and the priestly librarians a blessed race, a saving remnant in a world of sin. Whenever God grew impatient and decided to destroy the world he remembered the librarians and stayed his hand.
~Jane Langton
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Thank you for your patronage. ~M.C.
