# Quote — Genevieve Cogman, The Invisible Library

> She was a Librarian, and the deepest, most fundamental part of her life involved a love of books. Right now, she wanted nothing more than to shut the rest of the world out and have nothing to worry about except the next page of whatever she was reading.

- Author: [Genevieve Cogman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman.md)
- Book: [The Invisible Library](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-invisible-library.md)
- Page: 276
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-invisible-library/she-was-a-librarian

## More from this book

> She wasn’t actually going to lie, but there was…well, there might be an element of flexibility.

p. 322 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-invisible-library/she-wasnt-actually.md)

> She did find that the books displayed prominently in every chamber had been dusted, but the spines were pristine and uncreased. They had the sad, untouched air of literature paraded for display purposes but never actually used.
>
> It was profoundly depressing.

p. 62 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-invisible-library/she-did-find.md)

> “I met one (that is, a dragon) once,” Irene said.
>
> “What did you talk about?”
>
> “He complimented me on my literary taste.”
>
> Kai blinked. “Doesn’t sound like a life-threatening sort of conversation.”

p. 54 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-invisible-library/i-met-one.md)