Shaquila Williams

“Books don't offer real escape, but they can stop a mind scratching itself raw.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

“What's the world for you if you can't make it up the way you want it?”
― Toni Morrison, Jazz

“It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.”
― Toni Morrison, Sula