The Untold Story Quotes

“And here in the Library, even if our outer layer is order, we have an inner heart of chaos. We read too much for it to be anything else.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“Irene realized she was on the point of shouting. Worse, of being ungrammatical. She took a deep breath.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“Stories are like that. They’ll wait for you until you can come back to them.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“It’s an unjust world, and virtue is triumphant only in theatrical performances”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“Irene generally disliked debating philosophy or being told that answers were true ‘from a certain point of view’.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“a leader’s authority is limited to giving her followers orders that they will actually obey.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“leader’s authority is limited to giving her followers orders that they will actually obey.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“You mean me entering the Library may have destroyed the universe?” Catherine asked. “You don’t need to sound quite so impressed by it,” Irene chided. “It’s not something you want on your yearly performance review.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“Besides,” Catherine said as she followed, “we’re probably all doomed anyhow, so I might as well get the full story directly from the Storyteller.” Irene had known she and Catherine had a lot in common.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“Besides,” Catherine said as she followed, “we’re probably all doomed anyhow, so I might as well get the full story directly from the Storyteller.” Irene had known she and Catherine had a lot in common. Chapter 23 The metal stairways leading off the long walkway spiraled down into darkness. Each”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“I think the time for blind trust is long over. Now I need answers.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“Disasters, my dear Winters, are like public omnibuses,” Vale said sententiously. “They come in multiples rather than singly, are inevitably overloaded when they arrive, and stay far too long in any one spot.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“Tell the brat whatever you think will work. Just keep her within bounds, and then with luck we can all avoid unnecessary harshness. Also, hurry up and get over that pneumonia. We don’t have time for sickbed drama. The letters from the Cardinal and from Ao Guang about the missing worlds are disturbing—we’re still understaffed, and there’s too much to do.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story

“There are no limits to self-sacrifice when we’re doing our jobs,’ Irene said wearily.”
― Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story