Patron: Question.
Me: Answer.
Patron: If this is science fiction and fantasy…
Me: this is actually all of fiction. Sci-fi/fantasy is just those 7 or 8 shelves behind me.
Patron: Ahh, I see, I see. What would be the best way to wake up?
Me: wat
Patron: I’m asleep, and I need to wake up. What would you recommend for the… for all of literature for someone who’s asleep?
Me: A nap probably
Patron, gesturing to the room around: See, this is a large edifice, and the mind needs to be expanded to fill it.
Me: Listen I’m not gonna tell you what to read. Whatever… this… is, you need to figure that out yourself.
Patron, nodding: Self-reliance. I see the wisdom in your words
Me: go away