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“But it’s OK to feel happy and sad at the same time. Very few moments involve just one emotion. That’s life”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“The real magic of books is when turning the final page doesn’t mean an ending but a beginning—a beginning that only you can write. When a book sends you to a place you’ve never been or encourages you to do something new or simply to live with a little more empathy”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Maybe this is what books do, she thinks, whether stories real or imagined or poems compiled in one place for people to flick through in search of what they need. They offer something universal but allow you to find your own meaning among the words. They are for everyone and yet they are for you too.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“The right book in the hands of the right person at exactly the right moment can change their life forever.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“From one lone star to another—never forget that you are part of a constellation.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“You don’t need all my stuff to remember me. You’ve got all the memories.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“but also because I wanted the pain I felt to be visible because it was all I had left of my mum. I didn’t want to hide it, because hiding my grief felt like hiding the most important thing of all—my love for her.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Because what better place to get lost than among shelves of stories?”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Not everyone has the courage to change the course of their life and set out in a new direction.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“My grief is un regalo—a gift. He gave it to me. It is our memories. Our love. I don’t want to put it down. I carry it gently. Right here.” She points at her chest.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Bookshops aren’t just bookshops. They’re places for book lovers to come together”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“But isn’t that one of the great things about fiction?” he says. “It’s an escape. Somewhere to go when you don’t want to be where you are.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“am the person I am because of the books I have read. My reading history is a map that shows the path of my life.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Because as transporting as books can be, there is a big world out there that cannot be fully contained within the pages of a book. The real magic of books is when turning the final page doesn’t mean an ending but a beginning—a beginning that only you can write. When a book sends you to a place you’ve never been or encourages you to do something new or simply to live with a little more empathy or curiosity because of the characters you have met.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“The books I have read have inspired me to visit new places, have challenged me to try new things, and have taught me to think in new ways.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Because I might not be much of a reader, but I know how happy books make you. And all I want is to make you happy, Tilly.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Don’t be afraid to let things go. You don’t need all my stuff to remember me. You’ve got all the memories.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Death certainly shows you who your true friends are. But on the other hand, we all fuck up, don’t we?”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“What would you do if you weren’t afraid, Tilly?”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“wish I could go back and tell you,” Tilly sniffs, wiping her face. “I wish I could tell you that I would have gone anywhere with you. None of it would have mattered as long as I was with you.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Getting back into reading feels like stepping inside the house of a beloved friend she hasn’t seen for a long time. It feels like coming home.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Joe always said she dressed like a drunk woodland fairy”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Some days the fragility of life and the knowledge that we will all lose people we love feels too much to bear. But on other days, it feels like a precious, remarkable gift. And thinking of Joe makes her determined to live her one life well—to make it one filled with books, adventures, and love.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“poems were like medicine. That whatever your ailment”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“the person she used to be died when Joe did. She’s different now”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Alfie: “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Being in the bookshop feels like being alone but not alone. When she’s there her grief waits outside the door like a dog tied to a lamppost”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“a gathering place: all those books lined up neatly on the shelves like potential friends she just hasn’t met yet.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Being in the bookshop feels like being alone but not alone. When she’s there her grief waits outside the door like a dog tied to a lamppost, peering in but not venturing inside.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You

“Being in the bookshop feels like being alone but not alone.”
― Libby Page, This Book Made Me Think of You