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Librarian Quotes

I was a big reader as a child. My father is a great book lover and a librarian, but he forbid me to read bad literature. I was not allowed to read Nancy Drew or books like that. I often say to him that me becoming a crime author is both a way of pleasing him and annoying him Picture Quote #1

I’m kind of a reluctant Anglophile. My mother’s a children’s librarian, and all of the children’s literature I read was from her childhood - E. Nesbit and Dickens, which isn’t children’s literature at all, but I was sort of steeped in English literature. I thought I was of that world Picture Quote #1

I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter, a proofreader, a mental-health-care provider, a substitute teacher, and a book reviewer. In and around the edges of all those jobs I have written poems, stories, and books, books, books Picture Quote #1

Mom worked as a school librarian, and she felt summers were for education Picture Quote #1

I am not a librarian of my own work. It’s a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done Picture Quote #1

Do I have to talk to insane people?You’re a librarian now. I’m afraid it’s mandatory Picture Quote #1

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I’m of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved Picture Quote #1

At this time on a weekday morning, the library was refuge to the retired, the unemployed, and the unemployable. ... ‘I’m not always this gabby,’ the librarian said. ‘It’s just so nice to talk to someone who isn’t constructing a conspiracy theory or watching videos of home accidents on YouTube Picture Quote #1

I became a librarian at the Sainte-Genevieve Library in Paris. I made this gesture to rid myself of a certain milieu, a certain attitude, to have a clean conscience, but also to make a living. I was twenty-five. I had been told that one must make a living, and I believed it Picture Quote #1

For some 25 years, I worked as a librarian, first at the New York Public Library, then at Trenton State College in New Jersey. My life has always been with, around, and for books Picture Quote #1

Every child’s taste is different. Don’t worry if they’re not reading ‘War and Peace’ at age 12. First, build a good foundation and a positive attitude about reading by letting them pick the stories they enjoy. Make friends with a bookseller or librarian. They are a wealth of information on finding books that kids enjoy Picture Quote #1

My mother was a children’s librarian, and I was raised on lots of English children’s literature. It gave me this weird idea that I was English Picture Quote #1

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Librarian like Stewardess, Certified Public Accountant, Used Car Salesman is one of those occupations that people assume attract a certain deformed personality Picture Quote #1

My mum was a children’s librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my mum’s work, was evenly split between American, Canadian, Australian and British authors Picture Quote #1

I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I was only 16 years old - we went down to the public library trying to check out some books, and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors. It was a public library Picture Quote #1

I used to read music books when I was 13. My mom was working at a library. She’s a librarian. I would get my mom to check out any kind of books that had anything to do with the music industry. I read a lot about royalities, publishing, marketing, stuff like that Picture Quote #1

In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian Picture Quote #1

In addition to being a writer, I’m a librarian - professionally trained and everything Picture Quote #1

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On a good day, my style is librarian chic. On a bad day, it’s frumpy mother Picture Quote #1

In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery Picture Quote #1

Finally the world would see my full range of comedy characters - from grouchy librarian to Russian librarian Picture Quote #1

To him it was a sort of hyperspace librarian, girl geek thing that he found clever and fetching without attracting him in a way that would have been creepy Picture Quote #1

You can take the girl out of the library, but you can't take the neurotic, compulsively curious librarian out of the girl Picture Quote #1

It took me awhile to learn the rules. OK, it took the librarian in me weeks of careful obsessive research to learn the rules. There was a label maker involved. I'd rather not go into it Picture Quote #1

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A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion Picture Quote #1

I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn't 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it Picture Quote #1

Smiling back at her, it occurs to me that I’ve never met a mean librarian Picture Quote #1

I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read Picture Quote #1

I am not a librarian of my own work. It’s a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done Picture Quote #1

Being a librarian certainly helped me with my writing because it made me even more of a reader, and I was always an enthusiastic reader. Writing and reading seem to me to be different aspects of a single imaginative act Picture Quote #1

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I was a big reader as a child. My father is a great book lover and a librarian, but he forbid me to read bad literature. I was not allowed to read Nancy Drew or books like that. I often say to him that me becoming a crime author is both a way of pleasing him and annoying him (Librarian Quotes) I’m kind of a reluctant Anglophile. My mother’s a children’s librarian, and all of the children’s literature I read was from her childhood - E. Nesbit and Dickens, which isn’t children’s literature at all, but I was sort of steeped in English literature. I thought I was of that world. (Librarian Quotes) I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter, a proofreader, a mental-health-care provider, a substitute teacher, and a book reviewer. In and around the edges of all those jobs I have written poems, stories, and books, books, books. (Librarian Quotes) Mom worked as a school librarian, and she felt summers were for education (Librarian Quotes) I am not a librarian of my own work. It’s a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done. (Librarian Quotes) Do I have to talk to insane people?You’re a librarian now. I’m afraid it’s mandatory. (Librarian Quotes) I’m of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved. (Librarian Quotes) At this time on a weekday morning, the library was refuge to the retired, the unemployed, and the unemployable. ... ‘I’m not always this gabby,’ the librarian said. ‘It’s just so nice to talk to someone who isn’t constructing a conspiracy theory or watching videos of home accidents on YouTube. (Librarian Quotes) I became a librarian at the Sainte-Genevieve Library in Paris. I made this gesture to rid myself of a certain milieu, a certain attitude, to have a clean conscience, but also to make a living. I was twenty-five. I had been told that one must make a living, and I believed it. (Librarian Quotes) For some 25 years, I worked as a librarian, first at the New York Public Library, then at Trenton State College in New Jersey. My life has always been with, around, and for books. (Librarian Quotes) Every child’s taste is different. Don’t worry if they’re not reading ‘War and Peace’ at age 12. First, build a good foundation and a positive attitude about reading by letting them pick the stories they enjoy. Make friends with a bookseller or librarian. They are a wealth of information on finding books that kids enjoy. (Librarian Quotes) My mother was a children’s librarian, and I was raised on lots of English children’s literature. It gave me this weird idea that I was English. (Librarian Quotes) Librarian like Stewardess, Certified Public Accountant, Used Car Salesman is one of those occupations that people assume attract a certain deformed personality. (Librarian Quotes) My mum was a children’s librarian, so I spent a lot of time in the library. My reading life, because of my mum’s work, was evenly split between American, Canadian, Australian and British authors. (Librarian Quotes) I was so inspired by Dr. King that in 1956, with some of my brothers and sisters and first cousins - I was only 16 years old - we went down to the public library trying to check out some books, and we were told by the librarian that the library was for whites only and not for colors. It was a public library. (Librarian Quotes) I used to read music books when I was 13. My mom was working at a library. She’s a librarian. I would get my mom to check out any kind of books that had anything to do with the music industry. I read a lot about royalities, publishing, marketing, stuff like that. (Librarian Quotes) In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian (Librarian Quotes) In addition to being a writer, I’m a librarian - professionally trained and everything (Librarian Quotes) On a good day, my style is librarian chic. On a bad day, it’s frumpy mother. (Librarian Quotes) In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery (Librarian Quotes) Finally the world would see my full range of comedy characters - from grouchy librarian to Russian librarian (Librarian Quotes) To him it was a sort of hyperspace librarian, girl geek thing that he found clever and fetching without attracting him in a way that would have been creepy (Librarian Quotes) You can take the girl out of the library, but you can't take the neurotic, compulsively curious librarian out of the girl (Librarian Quotes) It took me awhile to learn the rules. OK, it took the librarian in me weeks of careful obsessive research to learn the rules. There was a label maker involved. I'd rather not go into it (Librarian Quotes) A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion (Librarian Quotes) I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn't 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it (Librarian Quotes) Smiling back at her, it occurs to me that I’ve never met a mean librarian (Librarian Quotes) I have a brother younger than me. My mother was a librarian, so from her, I got the taste to read (Librarian Quotes) I am not a librarian of my own work. It’s a good thing not to be too involved with what you have done (Librarian Quotes) Being a librarian certainly helped me with my writing because it made me even more of a reader, and I was always an enthusiastic reader. Writing and reading seem to me to be different aspects of a single imaginative act (Librarian Quotes)

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