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“It had been awful, but I hadn't quit. I had persisted. In battle I had won.”
― The War That Saved My Life
― The War That Saved My Life
“Very senior librarians, however, once they have proved themselves worthy by performing some valiant act of librarianship, are accepted into a secret order and are taught the raw arts of survival beyond the Shelves”
― Guards! Guards!
― Guards! Guards!
“Here's some simple advice: Always be yourself. Never take yourself to seriously. And beware of advice from experts, pigs, and members of Parliament.”
― It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider
― It's Not Easy Being Green and Other Things to Consider
“In one memorable episode, Warren received a trusting note from a woman in the bookkeeping department via the library’s pneumatic-tube system, which ran between the library and store. “It’s very slow here on this rainy day,” the bookkeeper complained. “Please send me one of those novels you have had to withdraw from circulation as unfit for a lady to read.” Warren fulfilled the request and was surprised the next day to receive the book back, discreetly wrapped, with the message: “Blessings upon you! You’re quite right. This is not fit for anybody to read. Please send another just like it.”
― When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
― When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
“One of the loudest voices to address this issue belonged to the American Library Association (ALA). Librarians felt duty-bound to try to stop Hitler from succeeding in his war of ideas against the United States. They had no intention of purging their shelves or watching their books burn, and they were not going to wait until war was declared to take action.”
― When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
― When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
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