Gothica Noctua

“A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination.”
― Alan Bennett, The Library Book

“Parties somehow represent the rationing of fun, and that very concept depresses me. You're allowed to act like a tit at parties; therefore by implication, you're not allowed to act like a tit the rest of the time”
― Charlie Brooker

“You don't put your life into books. You find it there.”
― Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader

“Libraries are very special spaces, spaces where people come together in separate but joint pursuits of knowledge, of learning. Libraries are the heartbeats of communities.”
― Alan Bennett, The Library Book