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1 " We also wish to make it absolutely clear that Librarians should not attempt to use the Library to transport dinosaur eggs. And if they do disregard this rule, under no circumstances should they draw official in-world attention while doing so. In fact, we wish to remind all Librarians that they are here to collect books, not dinosaurs. Those Librarians who have problems distinguishing between the two should take a refresher course in Library basics. "
― Genevieve Cogman , The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)
2 " This sense of possibility might not last, of course Nothing ever did. But she wasn’t going to spoil it by looking too far ahead. They were safe in the Library, and the Library would endure. "
3 " I have spent most of my life preferring books to people,’ Irene said sharply. ‘Just because I like a few specific people doesn’t change anything. "
4 " Kai might be very non-judgemental when it came to personal gender roles, but he was extremely superior when explaining how non-judgemental he was. “I "
5 " Panic is the last thing we can afford,” Coppelia said. “Panic will have everyone rushing off in different directions to try to ‘save the Library.’ Panic is the antithesis to good organization. Panic is messy. I am against panic on a point of principle. "
6 " Kostchei looked at her,his eyes liquid ice, and Irene found herself stuttering to a halt and closing her mouth. He had more presence in that glare than some Fae lords she'd faced down. It wasn't psychic powers, as some people would have described them. It was simply alpha teacher, channelled with a side order of extra ice and public humiliation, and it worked far too well. "
7 " Is anyone up there?" [...] The natural human response was to shout, No! Which said something about humanity. "
8 " Blind faith is just another word for slavery "
9 " I may take a while to learn from my mistakes, but I get there eventually. "
10 " Sympathy would imply I might even try to help them. Pity is much safer. It can be delivered from on high without getting involved. I pity them. "
11 " That's where both the Fae and the dragons fail......."They are defined either by narrative or reality. They don't go beyond that. The only person who can ever set bounds on you should be yourself. "
12 " In fact, we wish to remind all Librarians that they are here to collect books, not dinosaurs. Those Librarians who have problems distinguishing between the two should take a refresher course in Library basics. "
13 " The problem with paranoia was that if you let it rule all your decisions, then you would miss some perfectly good opportunities. "
14 " All her life she had been taught that the Language allowed its users to shape reality. "
15 " Living outside the Library was never safe. Flying sleighs could come out of nowhere and hit you, however careful you were. "
16 " Ay, there’s the rub, "
17 " Dead was still dead, whether the killer was exotic, professional, or amateur. Getting killed was incredibly easy. Anyone could do it. Staying safe and alive was much harder. "
18 " Blind faith is just another word for slavery, "
19 " The only person who can ever set bounds on you should be yourself. "
20 " And it didn’t help to brood over it herself: the brooding tended to devolve into corrosive anger, "
