Cathy Lamb > Quotes

“I don’t know why I get so mad at people about books, but I do. Books should be treasured. Books should be read as regularly as one brushes one’s own teeth. I read each day before bed. I read when I have free time. I read when I don’t have free time. I read to hold premonitions at bay . I read to laugh. I read for knowledge and information and history. I read to see someone else’s perspectives or their lives or their challenges and how they beat the heck out of those challenges.”
― Cathy Lamb, All about Evie

“I read almost everything. Almost all genres. I read before I sleep. I read when I wake up. I read when I take a break at the bookstore. I read on Sunday afternoons. I read on Friday nights. I listen to audio books. My life is filled with words. I understand people who are addicted to books. I have found that many people use books to escape life. To battle one problem, one challenge or another. Books keep the tears at bay. They also bring on the laughs, the wonder, the education.”
― Cathy Lamb

“If we’re going bungee jumping, I need to know so I can grab my special diaper-panties,” Velvet said.”
― Cathy Lamb, Ruthie Deschutes O'Hara has Ulterior Motives

“The youngest was sixty-five years old. The oldest was seventy-five. They could live decades. They could live two weeks. They were not wasting any time. They did not worry about calories. They did not worry about the alcohol and its impact on their liver or kidneys. “Cheers,” Ruthie said. “To life.” “To life,” they said and clinked glasses.”
― Cathy Lamb, Ruthie Deschutes O'Hara has Ulterior Motives