“My own perception of that is somewhat colored by where people ask my advice, which is still, of course, about changes to Python internals or at least standard libraries.” PeopleStillsCoursesAsksMy OwnAdvicePerceptionStandardsLibraryInternalsPython Author:Guido van Rossum
“I resolve to venture into the city on my own. I look at maps in the library—subway maps, bus maps, and regular maps—and try to memorize them. I’m afraid of getting lost; no, I’m afraid of sinking into the city as in a quicksand, afraid of getting sucked into something I can never escape.” TryingLooksI CanLostMy OwnCitiesLibraryMapsResolveBusVentureSinkingSubwayGetting LostQuicksand Author:Deborah Feldman
“My other hobby, because I just love any job with a gavel, is auctioneer. And I so often have presided over charity auctions in New York that many years ago Sotheby's sent me my own gavel. Now, the Sotheby's gavel is infinitely more elegant--it came in a little velvet bag, with "Sotheby's" inscribed in gold. It hangs in my library. I feel that everyone has occasion to use a gavel at various times everyday, they just don't think of it.” ThinkingFeelsYearsLittlesUseJobsMy OwnNew YorkYears AgoGoldCharityEverydayLibraryVariousOccasionsBagsHobbiesElegantVelvetAuctionsGavel Author:Fran Lebowitz
“I view askance a book that remains undisturbed for a year. Oughtn't it to have a ticket of leave? I think I may safely say no bookin my library remains unopened a year at a time, except my own works and Tennyson's.” ThinkingYearsMayBookReadingMy OwnViewsRemainsLibraryReading BooksTicketsTennyson Author:Carolyn Wells
“My own feminist revolution evolved slowly, and traveled the world with me. To this day I have no idea what dissident professor or librarian placed feminist tests on the bookshelves at the university library in Jeddah, but I found them there. They filled me with terror. I understood they were pulling at a thread that would unravel everything. Now that I am older, I can see that feeling terrified is how you recognize what you need. Terror encourages you to jump, even when you don't know if you will ever land.” IfsKnowsWorldNeedsI CanIdeasFeelingsFoundMy OwnLandRevolutionUnderstoodTestsFilledLibraryUniversityTerrorFeministNo IdeaThis DayProfessorsThreadPullingTraveledTerrifiedLibrarianBookshelvesDissidents Author:Mona Eltahawy
“I don't write at the library, because I smoke when I work or would like the possibility of a smoke. Also, I need to be at my own desk.” NeedsWritingMy OwnPossibilityLibrarySmokeDesks Author:Tom Stoppard