I can hear the library humming in the night, a choir of authors murmuring inside their books along the unlit, alphabetical shelves, Giovani Pontano next to Pope, Dumas next to his son, each one stitched into his own private coat, together forming a low gigantic chord of language.
Billy Collins. "Books." The Apple That Astonished Paris, 1988.
I do love a good quote about books, and libraries, and reading. This one is courtesy of Marylaine Block who writes Ex Libris, an e-zine for library types that I have enjoyed for many years. A great pointer to interesting nooks and crannies about the internet!
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