Aldora

“Spiritual but not religious,” Zachary clarifies. He doesn’t say what he is thinking, which is that his church is held-breath story listening and late-night-concert ear-ringing rapture and perfect-boss fight-button pressing. That his religion is buried in the silence of freshly fallen snow, in a carefully crafted cocktail, in between the pages of a book somewhere after the beginning but before the ending.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“Having a physical reaction to a lack of book is not unusual.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“How are you feeling? Zachary asks. “Like I’m losing my mind but in a slow, achingly beautiful sort of way.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea

“Reading a book four times in one day is perfectly normal behavior.”
― Erin Morgenstern, The Starless Sea