Unraveling Isobel
Eileen Cook
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Personally, I felt pretty safe. Librarians are like priests. You can tell them you want information on just about any subject and they never look at you weird. It's like a rule or something. I figured even in a small town like this, my question wouldn't be the strangest one the librarian had heard. I didn't know if librarians had any sort of official privacy code, but I was counting on confidence. They're not big talkers. It comes from being forced to be quiet all the time.”
“Having someone you can talk to is cool, but it’s been my experience that it is a lot harder to find someone you can be quiet with.”
“Doesn’t just about everybody disappoint their parents? They say all they want is for us to be happy, but what they really want is for us to be their do-over. Their second chance at life.”
“Do you like kids? Only with barbecue sauce.”
“My mom giggled and whacked Dick with a dish towel. I would have whacked him harder with the cutting board, but that was just my preference.”
“I'm proud of you, honey. This is a positive thing to have in your life. I'm glad to see you moving in the right direction. I wasn't aware I was going in the wrong direction.”
“I was generally in favor of segregation of the dead and the living.”
“When you're seventeen and the only friend you have in town is a stuffed animal that doesn't even belong to you, I think it's safe to say your life is officially in the shitter.”
“... Promise me you won't do anything stupid." "Thanks for the vote of confidence. I'd been planning to come up with the most moronic plan I could think of, but I guess now I won't.”
“You better be careful, I've got a ladle. You never know what a trained killer can do with an innocent-looking kitchen utensil. I don't think you're a trained killer. So should I be insulted that you think I'm an amateur killer?”
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Book Keywords:
isobel, librarians, nathaniel, mandy, kids
