Mary Parrish

“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
― C.S. Lewis

“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”
― Annie Dillard, The Living

“The paradox of volcanoes was that they were symbols of destruction but also life. Once the lava slows and cools, it solidifies and then breaks down over time to become soil - rich, fertile soil.
She wasn't a black hole, she decided. She was a volcano. And like a volcano she couldn't run away from herself. She'd have to stay there and tend to that wasteland.
She could plant a forest inside herself.”
― Matt Haig, The Midnight Library

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake