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“Happiness. That’s what books smell like. Happiness. That’s why I always wanted to have a bookshop. What better life than to trade in happiness?”
― Sarah MacLean, The Rogue Not Taken

“But it was Eve who was vilified, never the serpent. Just as it was the lady who was ruined, never the man.”
― Sarah MacLean, Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover

“To say that men can be bullheaded would be insulting to the bull.”
― Julia Quinn, The Duke and I

“Love is patient, love is kind.” She smiled. “Love means oral sex without the pressure to reciprocate.”
― Jill Shalvis, The Trouble with Mistletoe

“For the evaders, avoiders, dodgers, and side-steppers.

You probably have a good reason for hiding.

May you work through it and find your inner lion.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Just because I'm quiet doesn't mean I'm aloof. Maybe I just want to be alone. Maybe I'm not good at conversation.”
― Jenn Bennett, Alex, Approximately

“Fifty Shades of Grey is only romantic because the guy’s a billionaire. If he was living in a trailer, it’d be a Criminal Minds episode.”
― Jill Shalvis, Playing for Keeps

“She planned to fix herself a cup of lemon-ginger tea and pick a book from the stack on her coffee table. It didn’t matter which title she chose, every book had something unique to offer. They were memories she’d yet to make. Worlds she’d yet to discover. Friends she’d yet to meet. And she was looking forward to making their acquaintance.”
― Ellery Adams, Murder in the Paperback Parlor

“Change often starts with the smallest of whispers. Like-minded people building it up to a roar.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“Sometimes our prejudices color our thoughts when we least expect them to. If we can recognize that, and learn from it, we can become better people.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“Home is where you feel like yourself,”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“The world is a weird and wonderful place. Why must we try and explain it all away? For our personal satisfaction?”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“But that was the funny thing about wishes. Sometimes all it took to make them come true was a first step.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“You can always judge a person by how they treat animals.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“All children, no matter their … disposition or what they’re capable of, must be protected regardless of the cost.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“I like being round,” Talia announced. “It means there’s more of me to love.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“But we must pick and choose our fights. Just because someone else acts a certain way, doesn’t mean we should respond in kind. It’s what makes us different. It’s what makes us good.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“Change starts with the voices of the few.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“If we can't laugh at ourselves, we're doing it wrong.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“Linus, for all that he was capable of, didn't like to chase anything. Chasing implied running, and Linus had decided long ago that running wasn't something he liked very much. He never understood those who woke up even before the sun had risen, donned their fancy expensive sneakers, and went running on purpose. It was most unusual.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“It's never polite to revel in the suffering of others. What a terrible thing to do.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“And children are far more observant than we give them credit for.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“It's about the love and care you put into the earth. It's intent. It'll know your intentions, and, if they're good and pure, there is nothing you won't be able to do.”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“in order to change the minds of many, you have to first start with the minds of few”
― T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea

“People everywhere pray for a job where they can “work from home,” so I guess, going with the gratitude theme, I should be grateful for this opportunity. I wonder how, though, when people get one of these jobs, they keep themselves from spending the entire day going on YouTube and looking at videos about baby deer that have been adopted by golden retrievers. Because that’s all I’ve accomplished today so far.”
― Meg Cabot, Royal Wedding

“Still, when someone who is mistreated in their home travels very far and under horrible conditions to get to yours, shouldn't you at least offer them shelter and something to eat and drink until they sort things out? It seems like common courtesy to me.”
― Meg Cabot, Royal Wedding

“You can't turn love on and off like a faucet.”
― Meg Cabot, Queen of Babble

“They also learned that the very best way to start a marriage was with a good laugh.”
― Fannie Flagg, The Whole Town's Talking

“Every time I reread a favorite book, I’d find something new in it. Not because the story changed, but because I did.”
― Ellery Adams, The Whispered Word

“Your favorite book becomes a movie, and you’re terrified to see it because you’re fond of the way you picture the characters and hear their voices in your head.”
― Anne Bogel, I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life