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“It’s a big ask—a return to life,” explained Kate to her friend, desperate for her to understand. “I’m not even sure what I mean. But achieving it—well, it’s little stuff isn’t it? Just things that are happy, joyful . . .” She grabbed a pen
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Sometimes, reclaiming life after loss isn’t about big, dramatic changes—it’s the small, joyful moments that slowly bring us back. Kate’s simple list of joys feels like a reminder to cherish even the smallest things that make us smile. It’s beautiful how a few words can capture the resilience in finding happiness again.
“The student storms into the library, calling for me at the top of her lungs. “Ms. Roussin, you’ve got to come here!” What did I do? This is the same girl who came to me a few days ago, reluctantly looking for a book to read for class. I’d handed her All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. She stands in front of me, still worked up. “Ms. Roussin, this is the first book I’ve read that had me in it.” It just blew her away.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
“It’s magic I long for, magic I miss. Maybe I even miss being afraid. I feel as though I am dreaming away my days, restless, never fully awake.”
― The Queen of Nothing
― The Queen of Nothing
“Just because we've been dealt a certain hand doesn't mean we can't choose to rise above - to conquer the boundaries of destiny that none of us wanted.”
― The Twilight Saga
― The Twilight Saga
“Speed-reading just squashes the whole experience. You miss detail and pacing, and everything the author intended you to feel in the first place.”
― The Library of Lost Things
― The Library of Lost Things
“Encouraging kids to read gives them tools to safely navigate the real world, and to protect themselves. Reading helps them think critically—and it gives them the opportunity to learn about themselves and others, to create empathy and compassion. Students need to be able to see themselves in books, but also to be exposed to and experience somebody else’s life through books.”
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
― The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
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