# Quote — Genevieve Cogman, The Mortal Word

> Walking through a library—any library—as they made their way to the exterior had its usual comforting, balancing effect on Irene. It was a reassurance that such places existed and that they would continue, even if she herself was as temporary as any other human.

- Author: [Genevieve Cogman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman.md)
- Book: [The Mortal Word](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-mortal-word.md)
- Page: 42
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Genevieve_Cogman#The_Mortal_Word_(2018)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-mortal-word/walking-through-a-library-any

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