37 Quotes About Cecil

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  • Author Joseph Fink
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    As we all know, the spine ridges of adult cats are highly poisonous. If you are coming to see a kitten that you have adopted, it is important that you check for the location and severity of the spine ridge before attempting any petting. Also, keep your hands away from their mouths. A few of them have developed their venom sacks. We lost two cat adopters already this month, so...let's just be careful people.

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  • Author Joseph Fink
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    Remember, if confronted by a librarian while looking for a book to check out, do not attempt to escape by climbing a tree. There are no trees in the library and the precious moments it will take you to look around and realize this will allow the librarian to strike. Don't become a statistic.

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  • Author Joseph Fink
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    Reports also indicate that the Night Vale Private Library will be entirely free of librarians, a fact that will be of little comfort to the many public library-goers who are injured or killed in librarian maulings every year.

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  • Author Joseph Fink
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    Colorful posters with appealing statements like "Get into a good book this summer" and "We are going to force you into a good book this summer" and "You are going to get inside this book and we are going to close it on you and there is nothing you can do about it" have appeared overnight around the library entrance and in local shops and businesses...

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  • Author Hannah Cranborne
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    Of David's relations, the greatest influence on him was Lord Hugh, known as Linky. From him, David learnt three things. 'I learnt always to think and not to talk sloppily, to use the best words you can, and I think most important, I learnt not to have package-deal opinions.' He went on to describe a package-deal opinion as 'you think one thing and then you think something else as the same kind of people think.

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  • Author Theresa Whistler
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    He had shrewd, on the spot judgement about human nature. Good sense with good manners and the practice of contentment made up in his view a large part of wisdom.

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  • Author Ralph Ricketts
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    David was no chameleon, but he could adapt himself adroitly and with charm. He was also adept at discouraging bores who tried to presume on a superficial acquaintanceship. Without being rude he arranged it so they ceased to exist. I saw this happen several times, and was much amused.

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  • Author Diana Gage
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    Thoughtful and considerate of everyone but capable of criticism, which he would guiltily atone for by remembering their good qualities.A robust romantic, he endowed his friends with every desirable quality and gave an added zest to living.

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  • Author Joseph Fink
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    The study found widespread dissatisfaction with our town's public library, and, when considering the facts, it's easy to see why. The public computers for Internet use are outdated and slow. The lending period of fourteen days is not nearly long enough to read lengthier books, given the busy schedule of all our lives. The fatality rate is also well above the national average for public libraries.

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