“Watch out for those overdue fines..... Oh I think I can afford them”
“... one of those librarians who rules the stacks with an intimidating scowl, whispers quiet sharply enough to lacerate the tender inner tissues of the ear, and will pursue an overdue-book fine with the ferocity of a rabid ferret.”
“Fine, tell them who you think you are. Fine, tell them fine is what you are. And when you finally figure out what it is you need, you better think of me.”
“Watch TV or something." That's what the note says.So I say to myself, Fine. But I think I'll do the "or something" part.”
“Oh, fine, Eleanor thought. The children of hell shan’t go hungry on my watch.”
“Carelessness and in-attention alone can afford us any remedy. For this reason I rely entirely upon them.”