Angela M. Sanders > Quotes

“What happens to a man who is surrounded by people always ready to tell him that he's right? His popularity is their popularity, and his influence is theirs, too. It would be hard to stay down to earth. You'd start to believe being right and powerful was your destiny. Maybe even enough so to think that you're above the law.”
― Angela M. Sanders, The Lanvin Murders

“From day one of being a librarian I'd learned that reading carried a lot of baggage, especially among people who didn't read a lot. The same folks who happily devoured television sitcoms and ate frozen pizza might stick their noses in the air about their reading material, stating that they read only nonfiction or literary works. To me, this was not discernment. This was snobbery. A good story was a good story. Period.”
― Angela M. Sanders, The Witch Is Back

“Sometimes I wonder if you love books more than real life,” she’d said.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“Below me, books held the world’s knowledge and imagination—oceans of it. Even a few feet of shelf told stories of generations of love, war, comedy, and tragedy. People were lost at sea, flew to the moon, crossed the Sahara in caravans, and dawdled in Queen Elizabeth’s court. They grew wiser—or not. They survived—or not. The experience a single page could communicate awed me.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“loud laughter mixed with the chirp of crickets. A moth hit”
― Angela M. Sanders, The Lanvin Murders

“I’m starting to wonder if there’s something weird with my brain.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“We’re a quiet part of the working of the world.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“having a library cat had always been a dream of mine.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“I also have a strange relationship with the books here.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“It’s a gift to be a witch,” a woman’s voice said. Her accent placed her in the rural South. “You can’t be selfish with this gift, or it will sour and poison you. No, I was wrong to call it a gift. It’s a responsibility. If you’re chosen, you must respond. It’s the rooster’s job to wake you when the sun rises, and the honeybee has to spread pollen, or the apple trees won’t fruit. Same thing with us witches. We’re a quiet part of the working of the world.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“Protect this library. Make it a sanctuary for all that is good,”
― Angela M. Sanders, Witch Upon a Star

“How much Scooby-Doo do you watch, anyway?” I said, although her plan had merit.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Witch Upon a Star

“Most cats smelled purely of love, I’d noticed over the years. Clean and soft, that was all. Black cats were special. They carried a hint of leather and vanilla.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Seven-Year Witch

“Sometimes I love a crowd. You can simply vanish and watch people around you and imagine their stories.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“You're entitled to your views, Wanda."
"Of course I am."
"But you are not entitled to make patrons feel uncomfortable. The children's room is set aside for kids to pull whatever books they want from the shelves. They should be free to explore. Parents need to know they're not judged if they choose a story for their kids that happens to feature something you don't like. None of that can happen when you're openly questioning their choices.”
― Angela M. Sanders

“a cat door let Rodney come and go.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“Never underestimate how toxic injured pride can be.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Witch Upon a Star

“the library’s walls whispered for their survival.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“I knew something bad would happen. I just didn’t know it would be this bad.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch

“I’d always loved books, but it wasn’t until my magic opened up that I understood how much books loved us. Their pages craved touch, and they were happiest in a person’s hands as they poured out their stories.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Seven-Year Witch

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ”
― Angela M. Sanders, Seven-Year Witch

“I simply encouraged the books to do what they did best”
― Angela M. Sanders, Witch Upon a Star

“Magic is really nothing but you seeing what you need to see—or want to see. It’s confirmation bias.”
― Angela M. Sanders, Bait and Witch