Becky (Never without a book)

“Those who deserve respect are given it freely. If one must demand such a thing, he'll never truly command it.”
― Kerri Maniscalco, Stalking Jack the Ripper

“She might be a captive, but in this room, with a book in her hand, she could be free.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book

“Practically every princess in peril has been saved by Love's First Kiss! For goodness' sake, between witches and fairies, can't we think of something more original? I'm weary of this. Why must a young girl need a man to save her? Why can't a princess fight for her own life, break her own curse? Why must it always be a prince? By Hades, I want to kill Prince Phillip on principle, just so we don't have yet one more prince kissing some helpless sleeping girl, making her feel like she has to marry him out of gratitude.”
― Serena Valentino, Mistress of All Evil

“Rooms of books.
When other children dreamed of mansions with fountains and big silky beds and servants to do their bidding, this was what Belle dreamed about. The money to buy all the books she ever wanted from all over the world- and a place to keep them.”
― Liz Braswell, As Old as Time