Victoria Gilbert > Quotes

“nothing could replace the magic of rows of books filling shelves. So much information, so much wonder, so many new worlds, all contained within the library’s four walls.”
― Victoria Gilbert, A Murder for the Books

“Totally submerging your own personality to please a man who, frankly, wasn’t worth the powder and shot it would take to blow him up.”
― Victoria Gilbert, A Murder for the Books

“Anyone who claims there are no stupid questions has never worked in a public library.”
― Victoria Gilbert, A Murder for the Books

“A ship may bob, safe at harbor, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t experienced the wide world—or won’t again.”
― Victoria Gilbert, Booked for Death

“Although I appreciated the value of computers and online research, nothing could replace the magic of rows of books filling shelves. So much information, so much wonder, so many new worlds, all contained within the library’s four walls.”
― Victoria Gilbert, A Murder for the Books

“don’t expect there’ll be any”
― Victoria Gilbert, A Murder for the Books

“If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.” — Chinese proverb”
― Victoria Gilbert, Booked for Death

“Now I need therapy.”
― Victoria Gilbert, Schooled in Murder