Michelle F

“But greater than all these delights would be the possession of this wondrous library for my own use and pleasure. What more could my bibliophile's soul ask for? Here were marvels without end, treasures beyond knowing. You have seen the worst of me in these confessions. Here, then, let me throw into the opposite side of the balance, what I truly believe is the best of me: my devotion to the mental life, to those divine faculties of intellect and imagination which, when exercised to the utmost, can make gods of us all.”
― Michael Cox, The Meaning of Night

“Her words held all the pointed innuendo that elderly ladies are able to achieve with the minimum of actual statement.”
― Agatha Christie, Sleeping Murder

“They call it kintsugi. The pot is shattered, then carefully reassembled with a resin mixed with gold. It symbolizes how we must incorporate our wounds into who we are, rather than try to merely repair and forget them.”
― David Wong, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits

“She had always thought of it as being rich, having so many books she has yet to read.”
― Laura Lippman, The Book Thing