“If she can't spell, why is she a librarian? Librarians should know how to spell.”

“If she can't spell, she shouldn't be a librarian.”

“All knowledge is valuable to a librarian.”

“The humiliation that Jane had felt turned to something else--grief perhaps, or regret. Regret that she had not known how to act with a boy, regret that she had not been wiser.”

“Oh well, thought Jane, that's how men are. He's probably taking it for granted. She found it very pleasant to be taken for granted by Stan”

“She means well, but she always manages to do the wrong thing. She has a real talent for it.”

“Well, she thought, I'm certainly bright. She had wanted to meet a new boy and when she finally did meet one she didn't even find out his name”