‘Every life contains many millions of decisions. Some big, some small. But every time one decision is taken over another, the outcomes differ.
An irreversible variation occurs, which in turn leads to further variations.
These books are portals to all the lives you could be living.’
‘What?’ ‘You have as many lives as you have possibilities. There are lives where you make different choices.
And those choices lead to different outcomes. If you had done just one thing differently, you would have a different life story.
And they all exist in the Midnight Library. They are all as real as this life.’
‘Parallel lives?’ ‘Not always parallel. Some are more... perpendicular.
So, do you want to live a life you could be living? Do you want to do something differently?
Is there anything you wish to change? Did you do anything wrong?
That was an easy one. ‘Yes. Absolutely everything.’ The answer seemed to tickle the librarian’s nose.
Mrs Elm quickly rummaged for the paper tissue that was stuffed up the inside sleeve of her polo neck.
She brought it quickly to her face and sneezed into it.
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