Nooks Quotes

“And modern houses don't have passages, either, for children to play and run about in, and for dogs, umbrellas, coats and satchels. And don't forget that passages and corridors are where the young ones curl up and go to sleep when they're tired, and where you go and collect them to put them to bed. That's where they go when they're four years old and have had enough of the grown-ups and their philosophy. That's where, when they're unsure of themselves, they go and have a quiet cry.

Houses never have enough room for children, not even if they're castles. Children don't actually look at houses, but they know them and all their nooks and crannies better than their mothers do. They rummage about. They snoop around. They don't consciously look at houses any more than they look at the walls of flesh that enclose them before they can see anything at all — but they know them. It's when they leave the house that they look at it.”
― Marguerite Duras, Practicalities

“They are forever looking into the nooks and crannies of a thing, whatever the thing may be. Always up very early or very late, going for rides on the backs of whales who deliver the mail; waking up covered in a secret language of hums; writing about the hobbies of feathers; changing shape like a cloud; howling at the moon; being a radioactive night-light in the dark; being a life raft on an ocean of alphabet soup; being great-hearted; being selfless; believing in tall tales, doodlebugs, and doohickeys. Believing. Believing in themselves. Believing in you.”
― Michelle Cuevas, Confessions of an Imaginary Friend

“There are actually undiscovered books in tiny bookstore nooks waiting to be discovered. Doesn’t that get you excited?”
― Todd B. Vick

“I count three levels of bookshelves and, above it all, a domed glass roof through which I can see the cosmos.
There are almost as many seating options as there are books. Armchairs and sofas and benches and large tables and desks and chaise lounges and love seats and rocking chairs— comfortable reading nooks abound. Wide windows run along long wall, brushing the texts with starlight.
It’s every bibliophile’s dream.”
― Romina Garber, The Last Vampire