The spoken word converts individual knowledge into mutual knowledge, and there is no way back once you've gone over that cliff. Saying nothing was mo…

- Karen Joy Fowler

In everyone's life there are people who stay and people who go and people who are taken against their will.

- Karen Joy Fowler

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you.

- Karen Joy Fowler

There was something appealing in thinking of a character with a secret life that her author knew nothing about. Slipping off while the author's back …

- Karen Joy Fowler

When there is an invisible elephant in the room, one is from time to time bound to trip over a trunk.

- Karen Joy Fowler

I still haven't found the place where I can be my true self. But maybe you never get to be your true self, either.

- Karen Joy Fowler

In the phrase ' human being,' the word 'being' is much more important than the word 'human.'

- Karen Joy Fowler

The sunset you see is always better than the one you don’t. More stars are always better than less.

- Karen Joy Fowler

In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often …

- Karen Joy Fowler