“You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library.' She pointed to the shelf opposite. 'Over there was Catch-22, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.”

“What’s the opposite of déjà vu, when you see something that hasn’t happened yet?” “I don’t know—avant verrais?”

“Mr. Pewter led them through to a library, filled with thousands ofantiquarian books.'Impressive, eh?''Very,' said Jack. 'How did you amassall these?''Well,' said Pewter, 'You know the person who always borrowsbooks and never gives them back?''Yes...?''I'm that person.”

“Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.”

“If the real world were a book, it would never find a publisher. Overlong, detailed to the point of distraction-and ultimately, without a major resolution.”

“For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert.”

“Her areas of expertise are bar codes, book titles and maps - she has an original Parker Brothers map of the world.”