The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections Quotes

“I’m an old woman,” Liesl said. “I’m pretty well invisible when I walk down the street. It’s excellent armor.”
― Eva Jurczyk, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

“The skin on his face hung off his skull like a wet rag on a rock.”
― Eva Jurczyk, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

“They had bigger problems than poorly deployed literary devices.”
― Eva Jurczyk, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

“We’re not young,” she said. “Some might even call us old. But we weren’t always.”
― Eva Jurczyk, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

“I don’t need to be inspired by my work. I need to be paid for it, and for it to not interfere with the rest of my life.”
― Eva Jurczyk, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

“She had never been beautiful. She knew that a lack of aesthetic appeal was no way to get yourself taken seriously.”
― Eva Jurczyk, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections

“There's this myth that dogs go away to be alone when it's time for them to die so that they can spare the pack the sadness of their death. It isn't true. If a dog goes into hiding when it becomes ill, it does so to avoid becoming a target for other animals when it can't protect itself. A dying dog doesn't hide out of compassion. It does so out of fear.”
― Eva Jurczyk, The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections