Lucy Powrie > Quotes

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that any book lover in want of a good book will always find one in a library.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“The book ceased to be just a book. It began to be a pathway into understanding yourself, and ultimately accepting that who you are is who you are and you shouldn't have to change yourself for anyone.”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“Is there anything in a world more magical than a library?”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“The thing is, masking isn't always good. It takes a lot of effort and energy to hide a big part of yourself, even if you're not doing it intentionally. Masking is a bit like going into survival mode. You do it because you have to, rather than because you want to; and while everyone has the ability to mask to some degree, for autistic people, we can spend most of our lives doing it without even realizing.”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After

“It wasn't just a book any more — it was Tabby's lifeline. She lived and breathed it; it comforted and soothed and explained exactly how she was feeling even when she couldn't understand those feelings herself.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“As long as she had Olivia, Henry, Ed, and Cassie by her side, Tabby thought she could conquer the world.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“Books are an immeasurable pleasure.”
― Lucy Powrie

“And to reading with pride!' Olivia said. 'Because there's no other way to read.”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“Tabby didn't know how anyone could do such a thing in a place where time seemed to stop, where everything seemed so reverent.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“If Ed could pretend to be a ghost, he could act his way into being a bookseller. How hard could it be?”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After

“The Paper and Hearts Society is for ever. It will always be with us, even when we're not together. For ever and always.”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After

“You just have to ride the storm, young man, and make it out the other side. It will get easier eventually.”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After

“The key to other worlds, doors to other people and experiences, pathways to understanding the world.”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“Cassie did as she was told, and Olivia threw her arms around her girlfriend's neck, not worrying who was watching as she showered kisses on her cheeks. She loved the tinkle of laughter that burst from Cassie. 'I love you, Cassie', she said.”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“It was remarkable, really, just how close it was; there was the constant reminder of death, both inside and out of the house.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“She headed to the YA section, scanning the shelves for books she hadn't read before. There was a method to it: start at the top and move your way across, and then reverse back along the row to the beginning and move down to the next shelf. You had to keep your eyes skimming back and forth just in case you missed a book, and then right at the end do another quick scan to make sure nothing had escaped your attention.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“This is what it should feel like. The escape, the release. The total freedom.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“These kids sound like they're as obsessed with books as you are, and we need to surround ourselves with the people who are just as passionate about the things in life that we are. Take Mr. Helstone and his veg, for example. Now, there's a passionate man. He's made many friends at the local competitions he attends. Just goes to show: it's never too late to find your people.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“The sky was a brilliant orange, with streaks of red, pink, and purple, the horizon line looking as though it was on fire.”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After

“If there's anyone I know who can conjure the light, it's you, Livy.”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“She didn't say anything-no words could convey how they were all feeling- but simply held her arms wide open and shut her eyes against the impact of all of them being pulled into a group hug. The best group hug, carrying with it all the stress and toil and strife and emotion that they'd had to deal with over the past few months. Olivia knew, even though there were no words, that the others felt the relief and delight that she did.”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“Hannah linked her arm in his and he smiled down at her. 'Let's do this.'
Thank you, universe. THANK YOU.
It was in that moment that he felt the page turn and a new chapter in the story of his life begin. Ed knew that the best was to come.”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After

“She couldn't help but think about Henry. There was a thoughtfulness in his every move that she found difficult to understand; he was far quieter than the others, but always seemed present; he was confident in himself, yet there were flickering moments of doubt, hesitation, that fell over his countenance.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“I've been here right along, just waiting.”
― Lucy Powrie, Read with Pride

“Not only was Woolf and Wilde full of bookshop magic, it was also the place they'd first met. Ed felt as if he'd come full circle.”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After

“Tabby picked up on the beauty of the Bronte Parsonage instantly. It acted as a barrier between Haworth and the moors, signifying an invisible cut-off point where one met the other. The small garden, separated from the churchyard by a wall, was in full bloom- gorgeous yellow Welsh poppies flowered beneath a stunning buddleia, attracting bees and butterflies.”
― Lucy Powrie, The Paper & Hearts Society

“The world around me is always very loud, and often too strong, yet nature is the friend that calms me, comforts me, offers me hope, and guides me. It's more important than ever that we value and treasure it.”
― Lucy Powrie

“It means I see and experience the world a bit differently from people who aren't autistic, but that's not necessarily bad- while things can sometimes feel difficult, I wouldn't change who I am for the world. It's made me who I am!”
― Lucy Powrie, Bookishly Ever After