“I’m a rare book librarian. I get to touch books every single day. My colleague and I have a joke that we are Defenders of Wonder. A physical book assigns a sense of reverence to the content inside. It’s the same feeling you get when you look at a painting or hear a piece of music. And I think that’s something worth defending. And just like a book gives reverence to it’s content, I think the library gives reverence to books. The building itself is a masterpiece. So many famous thinkers have come here to study and write. Just being here connects you to that lineage.”
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how did erik start coaching christine. like was she just singing in the bath one day and she heard a distant echo saying “you’re sharp”
“also I’m an angel, so spying on you in the bath is so not even an issue. don’t make this weird, Christine.”
#don’t make this weird Christine #a summary of the phantom of the opera in five words #”yes I live in the basement; don’t make this weird Christine” #”yes I wear a mask don’t make this weird Christine” #”yes I have a full-scale model of you in a bridal gown; don’t make this weird Christine” #”yes I killed a dude; don’t make this weird Christine” #”yes there’s a Persian police officer asking suspicious questions; don’t make this weird Christine” #”yes I do identify with a character who seduces ingenues in a mask; don’t make this weird Christine” #”yes I’ve now kidnapped you twice; don’t make this weird Christine” #”yes I’ve captured your fiancee and the Persian police officer and am threatening to blow up the opera house if you don’t agree to marry me #DON’T MAKE THIS WEIRD CHRISTINE” (tags via notbecauseofvictories)












