“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”
― The Living
― The Living
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life
“I think we ought to live happily ever after.”
― Howl's Moving Castle
― Howl's Moving Castle
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”
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“The Andersons are from Norway. The McNeelys are Irish. Johann Gruber is from Germany. You’re part Indian, and I’m a widow.” She shrugs. “We all need each other. We can all live side by side peaceably, can’t we? We don’t all have to be exactly the same.”
― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
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