“Going to the library was the one place we got to go without asking for permission. And they let us choose what we wanted to read. It was a feeling of having a book be mine entirely.” BookFeelingsWantedMinesAskingLibraryPermission Author:Rita Dove
“There are distinct duties of a poet laureate. I plan a reading series at the Library of Congress and advise the librarian. The rest is how I want to promote poetry” WantReadingPlansPoetDutySeriesLibraryCongressAdviseLibrarianAggravation Author:Rita Dove
“Libraries are where it all begins.” LibraryLibrarian Book:Conversations with Rita Dove Source: Conversations with Rita Dove
“My childhood library was small enough not to be intimidating. And yet I felt the whole world was contained in those two rooms. I could walk any aisle and smell wisdom.” WorldTwoEnoughWholeFeltWalksRoomsChildhoodLibrarySmellWhole WorldIntimidatingAisle Author:Rita Dove
“The library is an arena of possibility, opening both a window into the soul and a door onto the world.” WorldSoulDoorsPossibilityWindowLibraryOpeningArena Author:Rita Dove
