97 Quotes by Genevieve Cogman

Then the howling started. It was either hellhounds or teenagers, and she suspected the former.

In fact, we wish to remind all Librarians that they are here to collect books, not dinosaurs. Those Librarians who have problems distinguishing between the two should take a refresher course in Library basics.

Passageways between the Wings are always a little strange. I went through one once that you had to crawl through.” “How did they move books through that?” “They didn’t, usually. They routed them round some other way. But it was useful if you were in a hurry.” He jerked a thumb at the window. “Have you ever seen anyone out there?

Irene spread out her skirts and turned to watch the room, a smile pinned to her face. ‘No, nothing going on here, absolutely normal. My friend here likes to stare into locks and wiggle bits of metal round in them; he does it every day and twice on Sundays...

And on the few occasions when it simply hadn’t been invented and you had indeed introduced the alternate to a whole new concept, you could end up with problems like cold fusion.

There were three basic reasons why Librarians were sent out to alternates to find specific books: because the book was important to a senior Librarian, because the book would have an effect on the Language, or because the book was specific and unique to that alternate world. In this last case, the Library’s ownership of it would reinforce the Library’s links to the world from which the book originated.

Kai might be very non-judgemental when it came to personal gender roles, but he was extremely superior when explaining how non-judgemental he was. “I.

The problem with paranoia was that if you let it rule all your decisions, then you would miss some perfectly good opportunities.

No, refusal is an option. It’s just that refusal comes with consequences. If you make a choice, then you’re responsible for the consequences of that choice.