I don’t care about politics or the greater good or universal peace or whatever. I just want to be left in peace with books. - Genevieve Cogman

Irene hated trusting to luck. It was no substitute for good planning and careful preparation.

It was only a hypothesis, but it made an uncomfortable amount of sense.

Here and there people sat at desks, carefully turning the pages of manuscripts, or unrolling scrolls and making notes. It comforted her. This is a place built to store books, by people who wanted to preserve books, and used by people who want to read those books. I am not alone.