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21 " Find your place. Be happy with what you have. Treat everyone well. Live a good life. It isn’t about material things; it’s about love. Those are the lessons Dewey taught me. But he also taught me something else: you never know when you’ll fall in love. "
― Vicki Myron , Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World
22 " If a deed is done, it’s time to move on. "
23 " Dr. Charlene Bell, says everyone has a pain thermometer that goes from zero to ten. No one will make a change until they reach ten. Nine won’t do it. At nine, you are still afraid. Only ten will move you, "
24 " These libraries seemed designed to make children believe you could get lost in them, and nobody could ever find you, and it would be the most wonderful thing. "
25 " A good librarian, though, digs deeper. What does your community value? Where has it been? How and why has it changed? And most important, where is it going? A good librarian develops a filter in the back of her brain to catch and process information. "
26 " There is nothing on God’s green earth that someone won’t complain about, including both God and green earth. "
27 " computer screen "
28 " When she was done, she hid whatever was left. Then she ate the plants. Live plants, dead plants, silk plants, she didn’t care. If she saw leaves, she bit them. "
29 " The only thing we don’t know is the name of the boy who started the fire. Somebody knows it, of course, but a decision was made to keep the identity secret. The message: we’re a town. We’re in this together. Let’s not point a finger. Let’s fix the problem. "
30 " When Doris finally crumbled a few leaves on the floor, Dewey went crazy. He started smelling them so hard I thought he was going to inhale the floor. After a few sniffs, he started sneezing, "
31 " party line, with a local operator, "
― Vicki Myron , Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions
32 " My time! None of your business, nosy! "
33 " Your humans must realize that all boxes that enter the library are yours. It doesn’t matter how large, how small, or how full the box should be, it is yours! "
34 " Dewey "
35 " therapy animals, "
36 " Maybe the heartland isn't just the place in the middle of the country; maybe it's also the place in the middle of your chest. "
37 " and instead of a book I accidently grabbed Dewey. I was so startled I dropped a book right on my toe.” “What did Dewey do?” “He laughed.” “Really?” “No, but I sure did. "
38 " trying to convince Jodi to clean up her filthy bedroom, "
39 " Grand Central, "
40 " 1970s: Jennifer. "
