Jacqueline

“Dear reader, you have to understand the point of all these stories. What they add up to. Schererazade was trying to make the king human again. She made him love life by showing him all of it, the funny parts about poop, the dangerous parts with demons, even the boring parts about what makes marriages last.

Little by little, he began to feel the joy and sadness of others.

He became less immune, less numb, because of the stories.”
― Daniel Nayeri, Everything Sad Is Untrue

“There are many voices Hitler would quiet, especially those who are Jewish.” Mr. Evans slid the new book reverently beside the others. “It is the duty of the rest of the world to ensure they will never be silenced.” He tapped a yellow spine with Almansor in gilt at its top. “‘Where they burn books, they will ultimately burn people as well.’ Heinrich Heine isn’t Jewish, but his ideals go against what Hitler believes.”
― Madeline Martin, The Last Bookshop in London

“Some people ain't worth our sadness”
― Susie Finkbeiner, A Cup of Dust

“And it seems to me that the kitchen, with it’s natural intimacy, is more conducive to friendship and love than any other room in the house.”
― Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen