The Burning Page (The Invisible Library, #3)

by Genevieve Cogman

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.

‘Is anyone up there?’ came a yell in French from downstairs. The natural human response was to shout, ‘No!’ Which said something about humanity.

Getting killed was incredibly easy. Anyone could do it. Staying safe and alive was much harder.

Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action .

There were so many possible logical holes in that statement that Irene could have used it as a tea-strainer.

Panic is the antithesis to good organization. Panic is messy. I am against panic on a point of principle.’

‘They are defined either by narrative or by reality. They don’t go beyond that. The only person who can ever set bounds on you should be yourself.’

The problem with paranoia was that if you let it rule all your decisions, then you would miss some perfectly good opportunities.

‘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.’