Rotten Romans in the Bookshop

Deadeye Dick by Kurt Vonnegut

"...because we are readers, we don't have to wait for some communications executive to decide what we should think about next—and how we should think about it. We can fill our heads with anything from aardvarks to zucchinis—at any time of night or day." - Kurt Vonnegut

Thanet's Civil Defence Sirens in the Bookshop

"... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones