Quotes from Genevieve Cogman

I've invited all the best people. Lords, ladies, authors, ambassadors, debauchers, grave-robbers, perverts, sorcerers, courtesans, deranged scientists, and doll-makers. And a few innocent socialites, of course, but generally I receive polite notes of refusal from their parents—or invitations to be horsewhipped.

Die Aufgabe einer Anführerin war ein Eimer voll Scheiße.

It may be true that organizations give individuals their power,' she answered, 'but it's what those individuals do that makes the organizations strong.

She'd dressed politely and soberly in response to her invitation, in a dove-grey jacket and skirt with dark green trimmings. Given the circumstances, she was wishing she'd accessorized the outfit with garlic, silver, and running shoes.

And I know that the idea of an evil rogue Librarian must sound like some kind of rumour. The sort of rumour which gets passed down through the years to frighten the novices.

He was several inches taller than her, so that allowed for a fair amount of condescension.

An answer, certainly,' Vale agreed. 'But the truth? That might be a very dangerous commodity.

That's because I desperately cling to any optimism I can get.

She'd always known that a strong capacity for self-deception and ignoring unpleasant realities had to be useful somewhere.

the Library has not had fire alarm drills for the last two hundred years. This is because we found the two default responses unhelpful. These being "running away screaming" or "resigning yourself to death while clutching your favourite books.

The idea of a hot bath hung in the future like the promise of Christmas or a new book in a favourite series.

waking up in bed on a morning with nothing urgent to do, a pile of books next to you, and a mug of coffee within arm's reach could be described as good.

She'd been trying to improve her written Korean from appalling to merely bad.

Practicality is a great help when it comes to getting things achieved,

I'm about to look up Evariste's record, and this time you don't get to lean over my shoulder.

Genetics were not important. Affection and protection were the truly important things.

Besides," Catherine said as she followed, "we're probably all doomed anyhow, so I might as well get the full story directly from the Storyteller." Irene had known she and Catherine had a lot in common. Chapter 23 The metal stairways leading off the long walkway spiraled down into darkness. Each

Besides," Catherine said as she followed, "we're probably all doomed anyhow, so I might as well get the full story directly from the Storyteller." Irene had known she and Catherine had a lot in common.

I think there may be lots of different types of librarians,' Catherine said thoughtfully. She had the air of someone who'd seen a whole new range of possibilities and found she liked them more than she'd expected. 'There's the sharing librarian, and the motherly librarian, and the spinster librarian, and the archivist librarian, and the adventurous librarian like you — there's nothing that says I can't be a murderous librarian.

You mean me entering the Library may have destroyed the universe?" Catherine asked. "You don't need to sound quite so impressed by it," Irene chided. "It's not something you want on your yearly performance review.

Oh, I admit that not all stories have happy endings, but people prefer what they're used to. If you were to actually ask them, nine out of ten would prefer a storybook existence to a mechanistic universe where happy endings never happen.

Irene hated trusting to luck. It was no substitute for good planning and careful preparation.

There is no such thing as genuine truth, only received truth.

The weight of earth was a terrible pressure bearing down on her, making her conscious of how tiny and short-lived a thing she was, and the light seemed very far away.