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 PoundstoneI donโt believe for a second that weightlifting is a sport. They pick up a heavy thing and put it down again. To me, thatโs indecision.
Paula PoundstoneWhen we live up to our Constitution, let's form a Conga line around the Capitol and bungee jump off the dome.
Paula Poundstone