Malte Decker

“The plates of the continental shelf - the world itself - had shifted, and their first concern was putting things back in place. He could have told them it was no use, though his whole life he'd done the same.”
― Stewart O'Nan, West of Sunset

“But books are different. I often look for books that are like medicine, that fit my situation and my thoughts, and I read them over and over again until the pages are tattered, underlining everything and still the book will have something to give me. Books never tire of me. And in time they present a solution, quietly waiting until I am fully healed. That's one of the nicest things about books.”
― Baek Se-hee, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokpokki

“He will be someone who is defined, first and always, by what he is missing.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

“Morris liked to share he books with others. Sometimes it was a favorite that everyone loved, and other times he found a lonely little volume whose tale was seldom told.

"Everyone's story matters," said Morris. And all the books agreed.”
― William Joyce, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore