“the not-so-bookish librarian was half angel, half she-devil, so sayeth the rumor mill.”
“O lyric love! half angel half bird”
“The mother...swinging the children by pulling on a length of string, while at the same time she kept and eye on them with that protective watchfulness, half animal, half angelic, which is the quality of motherhood. ”
“And so because he was half bastard, half gentleman, he asked for her bra”
“…one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half…”
“She's a librarian, Sim said. They're not teachers; don't give you half as much hassle. If there's a fire in the school and I've got to choose who I'm gonna save - a teacher or a librarian - the teacher's gonna burn every time.(p. 24)”