Famous quotes containing the words holmes, public and/or library:
“No, no; the real name, said Holmes sweetly. It is always awkward doing business with an alias.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (18591930)
“I do not like to interest the public with myself.”
—Gustave Flaubert (18211880)
“I view askance a book that remains undisturbed for a year. Oughtnt it to have a ticket of leave? I think I may safely say no book in my library remains unopened a year at a time, except my own works and Tennysons.”
—Carolyn Wells (18621942)
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