“Strive for the Long Now”

“Without unscrambled eggs, there was no time travel, no more depredation of the Now, and we could look to a brighter future of long-term thought--and more reading.”

“Death, I had discovered long ago, was available in varying flavors, and none of them particularly palatable. ”

“Sometimes I don't know whether I'm thening or nowing.”

“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.”

“The safest course was actually the simplest-do nothing at all and hope everything turned out for the best. It wasn't a great plan, but it had the benefits of simplicity and a long tradition. ”