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“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game

“I mention in the dedication that this book is partially in honor of booksellers and librarians everywhere. I can’t say enough about how much I’ve been impacted by the magic of bookstores and libraries. Books can change lives, but it is the people who love them, who dedicate their lives to them, who make the real difference. If books can’t find their way to the readers who need them, who will be touched by them, who will be transformed by them, they lose their power. So thank you for the bottom of my heart to anyone who works in a bookstore or a library—and especially to those of you who have been courageous and adventurous enough to become bookstore owners, which must be as perilous at times as it is rewarding. Books are more than just words on a page; they are bridges to building communities and to developing more compassionate, more aware citizens. Those of you who love books enough to want to share them are truly changing the world. (in acknowledgements)”
― Kristin Harmel, The Book of Lost Names

“And better still, reference librarians served well in the role that the internet never did: They were the perfect bouncers at the door of bad information. Or, put differently, they were the best vectors to transmit truth.”
― Chuck Wendig, Wanderers

“sometimes you learn more from losing than you do from winning. When you lose, you learn how to keep going.”
― Chris Grabenstein, Mr. Lemoncello's All-Star Breakout Game