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“Oh my God, she thought, it's hard to be human sometimes, with the pressure to be civilized lying only very thinly over the brain of a nervous little mammal. Maybe other people's layer of civilization was thicker than hers; hers was like a peel-off face mask after it had been peeled.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

“Happiness is having your own library card. —SALLY BROWN, PEANUTS”
― Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

“You do realize it isn't mandatory to live your life online, right? For thousands of years we managed to be miserable or joyful in private. You can still do it.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill

“Are you sure?” Liz looked worried. “I mean, I get that the universe whirls in mysterious yada yada, but wouldn’t you rather travel the world?”

“No, I’d rather stay home and read.”
― Abbi Waxman, The Bookish Life of Nina Hill