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“I’m rarely at a loss for words outside the library. But within its walls I'm required to form sentences that no logical person should ever have to utter, for instance, "You can't sleep on the floor at the library under your blanket.”
― The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
― The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
“She's the most important person in the world and her family living in poverty. If our mother is so important to science, why can't we get health insurance?”
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
― The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
“Before she'd worn her first black dress, fear had splintered into a hundred pieces inside her, and each one turned into a painful ulcer. To keep anyone from touching those spots, she'd pulled away before they got a chance.”
― The Sound of Sleigh Bells
― The Sound of Sleigh Bells
“I love to tell kids that everything in the library is theirs. "We just keep it here for you." One million items that you can have for free! Collection that represents an answer to just about any question you could ask. A bottomless source of stories and entertainments and scholarly works and works of art.”
― The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
― The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family
“If you want to look at a Detroit Free Press published since 2000," the reference librarian said, "you can use a database."
"I'll be right over."
"Come ahead. Unless you want to access it from your own computer."
"I can do that?"
"Certainly." The librarian explained how, and she didn't even sound condescending. Librarians are wonderful people.”
― The Chocolate Cupid Killings
"I'll be right over."
"Come ahead. Unless you want to access it from your own computer."
"I can do that?"
"Certainly." The librarian explained how, and she didn't even sound condescending. Librarians are wonderful people.”
― The Chocolate Cupid Killings
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