Rachael

“come on, sweetheart let’s adore one another before there is no more of you and me. —RUMI”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“Turns out I really like bookstores. You know, I meet a lot of people in my line of work. A lot of folks pass through Alice Island, especially in the summer. I've seen movie people on vacation and I've seen music people and newspeople, too. There ain't nobody in the world like book people. It's a business of gentlemen and gentlewoman.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“I think I look a little like a pumpkin,” whispered September, secretly delighted. “I’m all green and orange.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

“Bookstores attract the right kind of folk. Good people like A.J. and Amelia. And I like talking about books with people who like talking about books. I like paper. I like how it feels, and I like the feel of a book in my back pocket. I like how a new book smells, too.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry