Trying to find a section of a Terry Prachett book

[themaurtrix]

Hi I’m looking for a bit out of a Terry Pratchett book and googling it hasn’t worked.

It’s a bit where a few librarians are cold, & I think other people join them later. The librarians simply don’t comprehend the idea of burning some books for heat. Its an awesomely funny piece of writing.

It would be great if someone could tell me what book its from or, even better, quote the paragraph or 2 (unless that’s against copyright rules; I’m not sure).

[Cazzle]

I’m pretty sure it’s from Wintersmith. Don’t have the book with me so I can’t quote it for you, but I found this quote from it:

“Deep in the snow, in the middle of a windswept moorland, a small band of traveling librarians sat around their cooling stove and wondered what to burn next…The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.”

[Rala]

It’s Wintersmith. Page 227.

“Er … I dinnae wanna be a knee aboot this, but why is ye all here freezin’ tae death?”
“Our oxen wandered off and, alas, the snow’s too deep to walk through,” said Mr Swinsley.
“Aye. But youse got a stove and all dem dry ol’ books,” said the dark figure.
“Yes, we know,” said the librarian, looking puzzled.
There was the kind of wretched pause you get when two people aren’t going to understand each others’ point of view at all.

I love that part too.

[themaurtrix]

Yup thats the one. Thanks heaps!