Brandt Legg > Quotes

“It’s remarkable that a device, which fits in your pocket, can hold thousands of books. But a room full of books is an entirely different kind of remarkable.”
― Brandt Legg

“The most exciting part of writing a novel is when the characters take control of the story”
― Brandt Legg

“War is a place where young people who don’t know each other, and don’t hate each other, kill each other, by the decision of older rulers who know each other and hate each other, but don’t kill each other…”
― Brandt Legg, Cosega Shock

“Time's a funny thing”
― Brandt Legg, Outview

“Some books are so alive that they never leave you. They only change you”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“Your time is up,” she said, punching buttons in the air. A woman walked into the Pacyfik Head’s office a moment later. “The deputy head will relieve you of your duties,” the Chief said, glaring at the man. “You are being reassigned to combat duty.” She didn’t wait for a response before moving on to another screen .”
― Brandt Legg, The List Keepers

“There are a million ways to create. It’s not always typing words, painting pictures, or acting in a play. And you don’t get to decide which is correct.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“See you on the astral”
― Brandt Legg, Outview

“Peace at gunpoint is not peace.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“A dusty old plaque hung on the far side of his cramped office. He hadn’t read it for years, but suddenly it had new meaning. “Libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.” – John F. Kennedy, October 29, 1960.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“More powerful than armies and police, stronger than guns and bombs, words are what change the world, and that is why they’re always a threat to those that rule with corrupt ways”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“Books are more than words, they’re dreams, ideas, and answers, and that is why they fear them,”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“They’re afraid. It’s the same as it always has been. A corrupt leader needs to control what the people think so they don’t revolt. There are three ways to do that: don’t allow them to learn anything that counters the official line, bombard them with propaganda disguised as news, and finally, give them a distraction, usually an enemy.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“I learned a long time ago, the loyalty of friends is a greater power than the will of an enemy”
― Brandt Legg, Cosega Search

“A funny word. E-lec-tion. Say it very slowly and it sounds disgusting. But if you say it just fast enough it almost sounds real, like it might even be legitimate”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“To: Runit Happerman, Head Librarian, Portland Public Library. From: Multnomah County Board. The Board has been notified by the Aylantik Government that the Portland Library will be permanently closed ten days from the above date. A meeting will be held on the Field today at ten-hundred to resolve pending issues. Closing will be facilitated by the AOI.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“What is a life without meaning? A strange and empty walk alone in the cold.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.”
― Brandt Legg, The Inner Movement

“I am not running, I am seeking. I am not hiding, I am finding.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“Fear is nothing you should voluntarily enter into. When fear arises naturally, you pay attention to it as a warning, but never go looking for a reason to be afraid.”
― Brandt Legg, Outview

“An ebook is like having a photo of a dead loved one. It’s convenient to look at and it will stir the mind, but it doesn’t breathe.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“In truth, a library contains the entire universe, and each book is a portal to a different world.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“arrival did not bode well. “After you.” I ushered him into my office. Once seated at the small conference table, I asked him if he was there to kill me. “Quite the contrary, Hibbsy, ol’ boy, I’m here to save you.” “Hard to believe.” “Ain’t it though?”
― Brandt Legg, Outmove

“Do you recall what Thomas Jefferson said? ‘If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.’ Gandhi agreed. ‘An unjust law is itself a species of violence. Arrest for its breach is more”
― Brandt Legg, The Justar Journal: The Last Librarian complete series

“Knowing the truth is never about faith. It is about remembering, accepting, and, most importantly, it is about living. If we live as if we know there is more, then there will be more.”
― Brandt Legg, The Lost TreeRunner

“Isaac Asimov once wrote, ‘It isn't just a library, it is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you -- and most of all, a gateway, to a better, happier, and more useful life”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“Of all the many things I know, which is nearly everything, one thing I don’t know is what it feels like to be as inept as you are.” Blaise”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“I do my best writing surrounded by books, feeling the danger, hope, and potential in them.” Nelson,”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“Libraries should be open to all—except the censor. We must know all the facts and hear all the alternatives and listen to all the criticisms. Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.” – John F. Kennedy, October 29, 1960.”
― Brandt Legg, The Last Librarian

“across the adjoining property. He knew it would be impossible for someone to monitor their conversation. This location topped the Foundation’s safe-list for just that reason, yet this information, that Ripley Gaines and Gale Asher were alive, was enough to make the impossible suddenly doable. He shivered against the cool air of an early spring Northern Virginia morning and nervously glanced up at the”
― Brandt Legg, Cosega Sphere