Paul Boccaccio

When you undertake to make a work of art—a novel or a clay pot—you’re not competing against anybody, except yourself and God. Can I do it better this time? – Ursula K Le Guin, from her essay The Stone Ax and the Muskoxen, collected in The Language of the Night.

“Library collections don’t imply endorsement; they imply access to the many different ideas of our culture, which is precisely our purpose in public life.” — Jamie LaRue, librarian.  (via Neil Gaiman) In honor of, and in reaction to, banned book week. Citizens, please note the distinction between “parent” and “government.” A well-considered response.