Trish at Between My Lines

“But buying a book is like choosing a friend or, if I may be so bold in spite of having tragically little experience, a lover. They're all so different. You have to be certain it's the right match before you can take it home”
― Siobhan Curham, The Paris Network

“I keep reciting your poetry prescription - I've read that Rilke poem so many times now, I know it by heart. I'm sure I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, but for someone who has never really understood poetry, I want you to know that I finally see what the big deal is. Poems are like the eau de parfum to the eau de cologne of a novel; you don't need nearly as many words to have such a powerful impact”
― Siobhan Curham, The Paris Network

“A good book could transport her far, far away, to a different world, another country, another culture, where the climate was warmer and life was easier.”
― Ragnar Jónasson, The Mist

“But stories always win. A wiser voice speaks from somewhere deep inside of me. Why else would the Germans want to ban books? Why are they so scared of them? Stories live on far longer than any humans. I slump down at my desk and take a breath. I can't lose my faith in the written word. If I do that, I have nothing”
― Siobhan Curham, The Paris Network