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"Up to "Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden", but a bunch of more urgent books have shown up, so I'll pop this back in the library and circle back when things have calmed down." — May 31, 2026 11:20PM
"Up to "Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden", but a bunch of more urgent books have shown up, so I'll pop this back in the library and circle back when things have calmed down." — May 31, 2026 11:20PM
“Omally, as ever, slept the sleep of the just, which was quite unjust of him, considering he had no right to do it.”
― East of Ealing
― East of Ealing
“Stories have a way of changing faces. They are unruly things, undisciplined, given to delinquency and the throwing of erasers. This is why we must close them up into thick, solid books, so they cannot get out and cause trouble.”
― The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
― The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making
“Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government redlining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let's squander some on Mars. Let's go out and play.”
― Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
― Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void
“One of the nastier trends in library management in recent years is the notion that libraries should be 'responsive to their patrons'.”
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“No," I said finally.
"Slowness in Answering," she said into the handheld. "When's the last time you slept?"
"1940" I said promptly, which is the problem with Quickness in Answering.”
― To Say Nothing of the Dog
"Slowness in Answering," she said into the handheld. "When's the last time you slept?"
"1940" I said promptly, which is the problem with Quickness in Answering.”
― To Say Nothing of the Dog
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