Mary

“It’s a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you’ve given away things you should’ve kept. Some parts of us must remain inviolate if we are to survive as a person.”
― Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.”
― Mason Cooley

“There’s a reason the word ‘haunting’ is rarely used in a positive way. To never be free of someone, well, that’s not always a comfort.”
― Johanna van Veen, My Darling Dreadful Thing

“I love books. I love that moment when you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting than yours will ever be.”
― Elizabet Scott