Amelie

“It was a very odd concept - that you could become friends with someone simply by examining their bookshelves - but nevertheless, Zoe believed it fervently.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Bookshop on the Shore

“They were probably reading on their tablets,” said Nina loyally. She loved her e-reader, too. “Yes, I know,” said the man. “But I couldn’t see. I couldn’t see what they were reading or ask them if it was good, or make a mental note to look for it later. It was as if suddenly, one day, all the books simply disappeared.”
― Jenny Colgan, The Bookshop on the Corner

“We're all crazy, I believe, just in different ways.”
― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient

“How foolish was the fox. How blind. To not see, not value the friendship, the affection, the trust the brown bird offered him.”
― Julie Klassen, The Girl in the Gatehouse