“But then twitching nervously in the presence of a librarian wasn't an uncommon response—librarians, like ministers of religion, and poets, and people with serious mental health disorders, can make people nervous. Librarians possess a kind of occult power, an aura.… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“[L]ibrarians, like ministers of religion, and poets, and people with mental health disorders, can make people nervous.” — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“Everyone loved a good reader. And he'd always loved being a great reader - until recently. Maybe it was just part of getting older,… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“But then twitching nervously in the presence of a librarian wasn't an uncommon response—librarians, like ministers of religion, and poets, and people with serious… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“Massive changes may have occurred in libraries in recent years, with new digital resources and services supplementing the old traditional resources and services, the… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“Children are bad enough--children are rude, selfish, greedy, and unthinking individuals who are unable to distinguish between their own selfish wants and needs and… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“Israel had always thought that growing up was simply something that happened to you: you grew taller, more dextrous, you acquired language, learned to… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“the kind of child who seemed to start reading without anyone realising or noticing,” — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“[L]ibrarians, like ministers of religion, and poets, and people with mental health disorders, can make people nervous.” — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“Israel was thinking of warm beer, and muffins, and Wensleydale cheese, and Wallace and Gromit, and the music of Elgar, and the Clash, and… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
If there is a lack of specificity in Grossman's description of the town and the walkers, and if the story perhaps sometimes becomes lost… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
“Those who can, do; those who can't learn classification and cataloguing.” — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
If you're going to be a writer, you're going to write because you have to. It's not like other arts and not nearly as… — Ian Sansom Copy Share Image
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