Chris Grabenstein > Quotes

“A library doesn’t need windows, Andrew. We have books, which are windows into worlds we never even dreamed possible.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“We all make mistakes. That's why my pencil has an eraser.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Tilt-a-Whirl

“I figure when you come to a crossroads, you have a choice: right turn, left turn, straight ahead. Or you can just pull over to the side of the road and call it quits. But if you've got a good stretch of road up ahead and someone fun to travel it with, why stay stuck in the galdern ditch?”
― Chris Grabenstein

“Books need to have their spines cracked, their covers opened, and their pages ruffled for them to come alive.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

“Knowledge not shared remains unknown”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“An open book is an open mind" -Charles Chiltington”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“KNOWLEDGE NOT SHARED REMAINS UNKNOWN. —LUIGI L. LEMONCELLO”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“every woman’s mind is her kingdom. Rule it wisely, lassie.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“Some people refuse to accept the limits given to them by others.”
― Chris Grabenstein, The Island of Dr. Libris

“Because, my dear friends, these twelve children have lived their entire lives without a public library. As a result, they have no idea how extraordinarily useful, helpful, and funful - a word I recently invented - a library can be. This is their chance to discover that a library is more than a collection of dusty old books. It is a place to learn, explore, and grow!" -Mr. Lemoncello”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“A library is an arsenal of liberty.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

“Because, like Sherlock says to Dr. Watson, ‘it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“Chiltington was a snake. Worse. A garden slug. Maybe a leech. Something oily and slimy that left a greasy trail and liked to mooch off other people’s ideas.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“And for the first time in his life, Kyle Keeley wanted to check out a library book more than anything in the world.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“ ‘Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.’—Groucho Marx.” Bells”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“A library doesn't need windows, Andrew. We have books, which are windows into worlds we never even dreamed possible" -Dr. Zinchencko”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“And maybe,” said Marjory, “we can find a few 641.8653 to go with it.” “Ooh,” said Andrew. “I love doughnuts.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

“Mr. Lemoncello bounced across the stage like a happy grasshopper.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“But the player librarians all over the country were raving about most was Marjory Muldauer from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. A gangly seventh grader, a foot taller than any of her competitors, Marjory Muldauer had memorized the ten categories of the Dewey decimal system before she entered preschool.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“Curses and foul language!”
― Chris Grabenstein, The Island of Dr. Libris

“Open a Book and Open Your Mind.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race

“I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying!”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race

“Sometimes knowing how to find the answers and what questions to ask are more important than the answers themselves." - Mr. Lemoncello”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race

“Coming up from the basement, Kyle saw Andrew Peckleman in the middle of the Rotunda Reading Room, opening a long metal box sitting on top of the center desk. The holographic image of Mrs. Tobin was there, smiling patiently, as Peckleman pulled some kind of magazine out of the box. Miguel was also near”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“The future belongs to the puzzle solvers.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket

“As Dr. Zinchenko informed you, I’d like to say a few brief words. Here they are: ‘short,’ ‘memorandum,’ and ‘underpants.’ And let us pause to remember the immortal words of Dr. Seuss: ‘The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.’ Children?…”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

“I am feeling sad and blue. I need to see some books! Books make me happy.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello and the Titanium Ticket

“Whoa,” said Akimi. “Check out the statues. They’re hardly wearing any clothes.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics

“Kyle still had a shot. A long shot, but, hey, sometimes the”
― Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library