It's funny that we think of libraries as quiet demure places where we are shushed by dusty, bun-balancing, bespectacled women. The truth is libraries are raucous clubhouses for free speech, controversy and community. Librarians have stood up to the Patriot Act, sat down with noisy toddlers and reached out to illiterate adults. Libraries can never be shushed.
Paula PoundstoneIโm an atheist. The good news about atheists is that we have no mandate to convert anyone. So youโll never find me on your doorstep on a Saturday morning with a big smile saying โJust stopped by to tell you there is no word. I brought along this little blank book I was hoping you could take a look at.โ
Paula PoundstoneGay Republicans, how exactly does that work? 'We disapprove of our own lifestyle. We beat ourselves up in parking lots.
Paula PoundstoneI've always thought that if my death was imminent, I would read. When I can't focus on a book, I tend to keep reading the same page. My guess is, I would've read, like the first page of Nicholas Nickleby over and over again.
Paula Poundstone