“Alakazam BIOS discography Philadelphia a la disco," I said, stomping right in front of the invaders, hands on my hips. "Nitrogen! I.E. polyester Garfunkle'n Garfield!”
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“Art is the result of facing almost no survival pressure at all. It’s the product of leisure time. Our big brains, the most complex instruments known in the universe, have been released from the vigilance of evading predators and seeking sustenance, permitting our imagination to gambol and explore, to dream while awake, to share visions of God. Art signals our freedom. It exists because we’ve won the evolutionary war.”
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
― The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
“In the United States, fascism is on the rise. Libraries are under attack. Some pundits ask why universities bother with departments that don’t just teach students to write computer code. Violent bigotry is fashionable again, and for many people, the appeal of politics is the opportunity to impose cruelty on others. The admonition to remember has never seemed so important.”
― Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
― Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II
“If it used to be okay, but it’s not okay anymore, then maybe you should do something about it. Don’t compare your circumstances with how they were yesterday. Look at how they were years ago. We’re supposed to be making the world… the universe… a better place for our children. If it’s not better, if you’re dealing with cruelty, with neglect, then you should do something about it. So, yeah. Fuck ‘em. Fuck King Rust and his asshole child. If you’re unhappy with your government, then kick them out and set up your own, one that represents the people’s best interests. You shouldn’t have to put up with some loser who’s going to take the people’s money and waste it on games, especially when those games entail killing people weaker than him with little or no real danger to himself. What a pussy. That’s my opinion.”
― Carl's Doomsday Scenario
― Carl's Doomsday Scenario
“I belong in a library. I’ve always belonged at the library.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
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