“A library after closing is a lonely place. It is heart-poundingly silent, and the rows of shelves create an almost unfathomable number of dark and creepy corners.”
“What the heck is that?" I asked, pointing to a dark stain in the nearest corner."Okay, number one question you *don't* want to hear in a creepy cellar," Archer said ...”
“In the dark, with the windows lit and the rows of books glittering, the library is a closed space, a universe of self-serving rules that pretend to replace or translate those of the shapeless universe beyond. ”
“We measure the value of a civilized society by the number of Libraries it opens, not the number it closes down.”
“After that dark woman you search for someone who will fit into the irregular corners of your heart.”
“If you plug in a number and the math starts getting creepy (anything involving fractions or negative numbers is creepy)...”