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"People flock in, nevertheless, in search of answers to those questions only librarians are considered to be able to answer, such as "Is this the laundry?" "How do you spell surreptitious?" and, on a regular basis, "Do you have a book I remember reading once? It had a red cover and it turned out they were twins."
"I would encourage nonproprietary standards for tools and libraries."
"A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the mind; hospitals of the soul; theme parks of the imagination. On a cold rainy island, they are the only sheltered public spaces where you are not a consumer, but a citizen instead."
"In addition to that, Mono has produced a very large set of extra libraries."
"Library science was the foundation of all sciences."
"Just as we outgrow a pair of trousers, we outgrow acquaintances, libraries, principles, etc., at times before they're worn out and times - and this is the worst of all - before we have new ones."
"The atmosphere of libraries, lecture rooms and laboratories is dangerous to those who shut themselves up in them too long. It separates us from reality like a fog."
"Librarians who are arguing and lobbying for clever e-book lending solutions are completely missing the point. They are defending the library-as-warehouse concept, as opposed to fighting for the future, which is librarian as producer, concierge, connector, teacher, and impresario."
Explore more quotes by Ally Carter
"Its Vermeer'Kat turned to the boy who lingered in the doorway. 'It's stolen''What can I say?' Hale eased behind her and studied the painting over her shoulder. 'I met a very nice man who bet me he had the best security system in Istanbul.' His breath was warm on the back of her neck. 'He was mistaken."
"It is an occupational hazard that anyone who has spent her life learning how to lie eventually becomes bad at telling the truth."
"I know. I'm sorry.' And the bizarre part is that I really am. I want to be good, to use the right fork and wear a pretty linen dress to breakfast. I want to be the girl in the pictures upstairs. But I can't be. That girl is dead."
"Congratulations,' I tell her with a slight bow. 'I hope you and your power trip will be very happy together. Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time for me to go."
"Liz paced and talked like it was just another test. Another challenge. She was looking at it like an exercise in probability - cause and effect. It's the physics of human nature, and to truly understand it, one has to be objective and cool."
"You don't need a search warrant to go through someone's trash. Seriously. Once it hits the curb it is totally fair game-you an look it up."
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