Cecilia

“Played Scrabble. God, so lovely to play Scrabble in the pub with Eva and Alf. I just stared at them, proud that they could spell the odd word, and happy that they wanted to. Not everybody does. Many people never want to play Scrabble or Monopoly or even Guess Who? or anything, but my kids will drop everything for a game of Risk or Boggle or an on-the-spot quiz that I make up, hide-and-seek, even 20 questions, even an arm wrestle. Anything, they are ludic.”
― Nina Stibbe, Went to London, Took the Dog: A Diary

“Like all girls over the age of nine, Margo had an elastic band perpetually cutting off the circulation on her wrist.”
― Caroline O'Donoghue, Skipshock

“Concerning Hobbits. This book is largely concerned with Hobbits, and from its pages a reader may discover much of their character and a little of their history.” “That’s just the Prologue,” I assured him. “You could skip that, if you like.” He shook his head, eyes fixed on the page, smiling. “If the author thought it was worth his writing it down, then it’s worth my reading it. I dinna mean to miss a single word.”
― Diana Gabaldon, Go Tell the Bees that I am Gone

“How old was Jem when he finally learned to tell jokes? You remember how he got the form of jokes but didn’t really understand the idea of content?’ ‘What’s the difference between a … a … a button and a sock?’ she mimicked, catching Jem’s breathless excitement to a T. ‘A … BUFFALO! HAHAHAHAHA!”
― Diana Gabaldon, An Echo in the Bone