Jim C. Hines

She paused, then added, “Besides, you don’t really want to know what I think. You’ve already come to your own conclusion. You just want me to talk you out of it.”

I had forgotten how annoying Nidhi could be when she was right.

“How do you fight them?”

“The same way you fight any enemy. With knowledge.”

There were always people eager for attention who were happy to confirm whatever explanation the reporters wanted, so long as he gave them their fifteen minutes of fame.

The mistakes of the past do not excuse the mistakes of the present.

I leaned closer and whispered, “a librarian’s gotta do what a librarian’s gotta do.”

Power makes people believe they’re invulnerable.

Every religion I’ve studied has laws or commandments against killing.

Historically, humanity has shown tremendous creativity in finding every possible loophole, rationalization, and justification to ignore these commandments.

“What happened?”

“Nothing serious, as long as I’m careful.”

“You’re doomed,” she said.