Quotes about Curation

Just the omission of Jane Austen's books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn't a book in it.

All history involves selection, and it is always human beings who do the selecting.

You could compile, I should think, the worst book in the world entirely out of selecting passages from the best writers in the world.

You don't make a great museum by putting all the art in the world into a single room. That's a warehouse.

It's the stuff you leave out that matters. So constantly look for things to remove, simplify, and streamline. Be a curator. Stick to what's truly essential.