It’s hard to believe. Where does the times go?′ Betty sighs. ‘I’ve always hated that phrase. It makes it would like time went on a holiday, and is expected back any day now. Time flies is another one I hate. Apparently, time does quite a bit of traveling, though.
They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?
Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That’s basically the highest compliment I can give.
Daddy once said, “If you don’t know what you believe, Annie, you’ll be a lost soul.
Most people’s problems would be solved if they would only give more things a chance.
The words you can’t find, you borrow. We read to know we’re not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone.
Maya, we are what we love. We are that we love.
I’ve been a police officer for twenty years now and I’ll tell you, pretty much every bad thing is life is a result of bad timing, and every good thing is the result of good timing.
No Man Is An Island; Every Book Is A World.
If this were a novel, I’d stop reading right now. I’d throw it across the room.
Remember that a fine education can be found in places other than the usual.
The easiest way to get old is to be technologically behind...
There are many challenges to long distance running, but one of the greatest is the question of where to put on’s house keys.
My life is in these books, he wants to tell her. Read these and know my heart.
The kind of people who spend their lives as permanent guests on a futon are not the kind of people you want to know.
I want this job.” “Many people do, my girl.” “How do I get it?” Maya asks. “Reading, as aforementioned.” Maya nods. “I do that.” “A good chair.” “I have one of those.” “Then you’re well on your way,” Daniel tells her before setting her back on the ground. “I’ll.
In the end, we are collected works.
The problem with meeting new people is not that you might not like them, but that you will like them too much.
Remember: you are as good as you are tomorrow.
I thought I was grown-up. I thought I knew what I was doing. These were a few of the lies I told myself.