“If librarians were honest, they wouldn’t smile, or act welcoming. They would say, ‘You need to be careful.’ Here be monsters. They would say, ‘These rooms house heathens and heretics, murderers and maniacs, the deluded, desperate, and dissolute.’ They would say, ‘These books contain knowledge of death, desire, and decay, betrayal, blood, and more blood; each is a Pandora’s box, so why would you want to open one.’ They would post danger signs warning that contact might result in mood swings, severe changes in vision, and mind-altering effects. … If librarians were honest, they would say, ‘No one spends time here without being changed. Maybe you should go home. While you still can.’” - Joseph Mills