Amelia

“Nothing comforted Sabine like long division. That was how she had passed time waiting for Phan and then Parsifal to come back from their tests. She figured the square root of the date while other people knit and read. Sabine blamed much of the world’s unhappiness on the advent of calculators.”
― Ann Patchett, The Magician's Assistant

“Since in this heart he sought love of a friend, Know that in that heart love will be sustained.”
― V.E. Ulett, Golden Dragon

“The general wisdom around here is if you can’t get it at Wal-Mart, you don’t need it.” Sabine looked up at the brown building, which was itself the size of another parking lot. “I’ve never actually been in one of these.” “Go on,” Kitty said. Sabine shook her head. “I’ve just never had any reason to.” Kitty stubbed out her cigarette and replaced her mitten. “Well, you are in for a treat.”
― Ann Patchett, The Magician's Assistant

“And no matter how much you learn, you just keep on learning there is so much more you need to learn.”
― Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian