You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.
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Author Ray Bradbury, whose birthday is today and who once said, “Libraries raised me.” Happy birthday, Ray. NYPL has plenty of books by him and about him. Check one out today. (via nypl)

Very true and wise words.
Reblogged on Thursday, 27th October, 2011, at 13:33 from in-love-with-the-night (originally from nypl)
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