"I found the idea of being a librarian very appealing--working in a place where people had to whisper and only speak when necessary. If only the world were like that!"

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The library was like a second home. Or maybe more like a real home, more than the place I lived in. By going every day I got to know all the lady librarians who worked there. They knew my name and always said hi. I was painfully shy, though, and could barely reply.

— Haruki Murakami