Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: quotes

  • There is great wisdom in children’s literature

    “Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now. The most important one is always the one your are with. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side. For these, my dear boy, are the answers to what is most…

  • Raf’s description of a margarita.

    “It’s an alcoholic Slushie, but fancied up”

  • On Enjoyment.

    “Enjoyment is always greatest when you have enough contrast to measure it by.” – M. Wyle Blanchet. The Curve of Time.

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

    “Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.” -Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas

  • Judy Blume

    “It’s not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.” — Judy Blume Today marks the official start of Banned Books…