“Old Books Smell Of: A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying muskiness.”

“The wise men posit questions to which they may not always find immediate answers, but through their reflections God stimulates man in his search for truth - which in the last analysis is a search for God himself.”

“Dei sub numine viget, Under God's power she flourishes”

“It is a good plan to have a book with you in all places and at all times.Most likely you will carry it many a day and never give it a singlelook, but, even so, a book in the hand is always a companionablereminder of that happier world of fancy, which, alas! most of us canonly visit by playing truant from the real world. As some men wearboutonnieres, so a reader carries a book, and sometimes, when heis feeling the need of beauty, or the solace of a friend, he opens it,and finds both.”

“History was like an old house at night. With all the lamps lit. And ancestor whispering inside. To understand history, we have to go inside and listen to what they're saying. And look at the books and the pictures on the wall. And smell the smells.”

“What do we want? EVIDENCE-BASED CHANGE. When do we want it? AFTER PEER REVIEW.”

“It’s quite a breathtaking analysis of power that, if nothing else, gives a new spin on Disney movies that have their motherless heroines married off asw teenagers to beasts and strangers and call this a happy ending, while their heroes light off for the territories, love their dogs, have adventures and seldom marry. (91)”