“It is written.”

“It was written in the ancient RUNIX spell-language, and is read-only and can't be modified.”

“...being written by someone who might not quite understand the subconscious nuance of the character leaves us in varying degrees of flatness.”

“Don't let anyone tell you the future is already written. The best any prophet can do is to give you the most likely version of future events. It is up to us to accept the future for what it is, or change it. It is easy to go with the flow; it takes a person of singular courage to go against it.”

“I was in '78 recently," he announced. "I brought you this."He handed me a single by the Beatles. I didn't recognize the title."Didn't they split in '70?""Not always. How are things?”

“Do I have to talk to insane people?""You're a librarian now. I'm afraid it's mandatory.”

“If you even think about asking Harry Potter for an autograph, your day ends right now.”