Babette

“Books and ideas are like blood; they need to circulate, and they keep us alive.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
― Elin Hilderbrand, The Hotel Nantucket

“We're bookmates," she said, in the decisive tone one would assert "the sky is blue," or "Paris is the best city in the world." I was skeptical about soulmates, but could believe in bookmates, two beings bound by a passion for reading.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library

“First because I was happy to have read it. Second because the story was so moving. Third because I’ll never again experience the discovery of it.”
― Janet Skeslien Charles, The Paris Library