Isla Jewell > Quotes

“When I read a book, I go somewhere else, somewhere special and private where the story is mine alone”
― Isla Jewell, Books & Bewitchment

“Hiraeth. It`s Welsh. Means, `a longing for a place or time that`s lost or inaccessible.` I used to feel it all the time, and I didn`t know why. Books came closest to scratching that itch.”
― Isla Jewell, Books & Bewitchment

“A bookshelf is basically a person's heart on display- the words that made them who they are, that brought them comfort during dark times, that inspired them or bewitched them.”
― Isla Jewell, Books & Bewitchment

“No matter how bad my day is, someone in a book has it worse and will still get a happily-ever-after eventually. Maybe that’s why I read so much. It gives me hope—and an escape.”
― Isla Jewell, Books & Bewitchment