Kate

Kate’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (133)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (580)
did-not-finish‎ (0)
middle-grade‎ (203)
realistic‎ (150)
ya‎ (136)
mystery‎ (134)
fiction‎ (87)
historical-fiction‎ (87)

fantasy‎ (82)
multicultural‎ (75)
picture-books‎ (60)
romance‎ (51)
medal-or-honor‎ (42)
adventure‎ (41)
paranormal‎ (36)
suspense‎ (34)
audiobooks‎ (33)
transitional‎ (31)

masters-paper‎ (23)
nonfiction‎ (22)
juvenile-nonfiction‎ (21)
favorites‎ (20)
unfinished‎ (20)
sports‎ (18)
folklore‎ (17)
memoir‎ (16)
graphic‎ (14)
science‎ (13)

poetry‎ (11)
science-fiction‎ (10)
classics‎ (9)
history‎ (7)
arc‎ (6)
easy-readers‎ (5)
reference‎ (5)
cookbooks‎ (4)

Stats | More…

Kate’s Quotes

“The library is the worst group of people ever assembled in history. They're mean, conniving, rude, and extremely well-read, which makes them dangerous.”
― Leslie Knope

tags: dangerous, libraries, library

167 likes

“He had known several men who blew their heads off, and he had pondered it much. It seemed to him it was probably because they could not take enough happiness just from the sky and the moon to carry them over the low feelings that came to all men.”
― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove

tags: kindlehighlight

90 likes

“Life is the grandest adventure one can go on, isn't it?' said the giant kindly (he seemed to be a very friendly giant). 'What else could a person ask for than just to be alive?'

Will knew exactly what else a person could ask for. 'Monsters,' he said. 'And cake.”
― Lisa Graff, A Tangle of Knots

7 likes

“Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: adulthood, childhood

3003 likes

“Adult librarians are like lazy bakers: their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Children’s librarians are ambitious bakers: 'You like the jelly doughnut? I’ll get you a jelly doughnut. But you should try my cruller, too. My cruller is gonna blow your mind, kid.”
― John Green

tags: bakers, books, donuts, librarians, simile

421 likes

More of Kate’s quotes…