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“But magic could make the world better,” Nicholas tried.
“No, it couldn’t,” said Maram, her voice sharp. “Your uncle understands this. You need to understand it, also. That is whywe keep commissions small and personal, why you will never write for governments or corporations or leaders of political rebellions,no matter how intriguing their cause or how much money they offer. We are not here to change the world with these books, Nicholas.Part of the reason we collect them is to keep them from the world, because the world misuses power and the Library participated in that misuse for centuries. Do you see what I amsaying?”
― Emma Törzs, Ink Blood Sister Scribe

“Nemôžete od nich vypýtať deky aj pre nás?“ navrhol Rumbledale. Noc bola mrazivá a kúpeľ v potoku ho veru nezahrial. Steny vozidla boli taktiež príšerne studené.

„Určite nám nejaké dajú. Aj s hromadou vankúšov pod zadok a teplým čajom,“ odbil ho sarkasticky Sorrow. „Ešte vás nikto nezajal?“

„Povedal som vám, že už som sedel v base, ale zajatec? Som v tomto skrátka nový, nepoznám všetky nuansy tejto profesie,“ odsekol mechanik.”
― Peter Jelínek, Tekeli-li

“Neúspechmi sa nikto nechváli.”
― Peter Jelínek, Tekeli-li

“It was once a commonly-held belief that dragons were nothing more than creatures pocketed into the realm of myth and fairytale. But man also once believed the Earth to be flat, and that we sat with prim and unswerving confidence at the center of the universe. Now it is merely man himself who believes himself to be seated at the center of everything.”
― Quenby Olson, Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons