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Steven B. Orkin
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He checked her pulse, finding no activity. Then, her eyes opened.
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I listen to the audio version of this novel, expertly performed by actor David Morse. This is a very unique, powerful, and beautiful novel. If I could afford to buy a case of them to hand out to friends and family, I would do so without hesitation. I ...more |
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King Sorrow
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I was startled by how remarkable this novel is. It pretty much has it all: distinctive premise, strange and outlandish events, wonderful, distinctive characters, and an ultimately beautiful and uplifting story arc. I have read hundreds, maybe a few t ...more |
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I listened to the audio version of this novel, which had a male and female narrator, both of whom were quite excellent and complemented each other nicely. As for the novel itself, let's establish that it is very, very hard to write a ghost story. Per ...more |
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“A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library.”
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“I don't believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don't have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldn't go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years.”
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“Congratulations on the new library, because 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 and happier and more useful life.
[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]”
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[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]”
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“The closest you will ever come in this life to an orderly universe is a good library.”
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“Libraries are about Freedom. Freedom to read, freedom of ideas, freedom of communication. They are about education (which is not a process that finishes the day we leave school or university), about entertainment, about making safe spaces, and about access to information.”
― The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
― The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction
