Jasper Fforde Quotes About Libraries

Quotes about: Libraries

• Do you really think you'd win a PR war against a bunch of committed librarians?' He thought about this, but he knew I was right. The libraries were a treasured institution and so central to everyday life that government and commerce rarely did anything that might upset them.Some say they were more powerful than the military, or, if not, they were certainly quieter. As they say: Don't mess with librarians. Only they use a stronger word than 'mess'.

  Jasper Fforde

  Powerful, Military, War

• You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library. She pointed to the shelf opposite. Over there was Catch-22, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.

  Jasper Fforde

  Believe, Book, Lakes

• Mr. Pewter led them through to a library, filled with thousands of antiquarian books. 'Impressive, eh?' 'Very,' said Jack. 'How did you amass all these?' 'Well,' said Pewter, 'You know the person who always borrows books and never gives them back?' 'Yes...?' 'I'm that person.

  Jasper Fforde

  Book, Giving, Library

  Jasper Fforde (2009). “The Big Over Easy: Nursery Crime Adventures 1”, p.74, Hachette UK

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