Anna Stowe

“How many an evening one could spend in this manner! I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading, when I am grown and have a house of my own I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”
― Ernest Hemingway

“There had been a time when words had been the only place he could find solace. No book ever lost patience with him or told him to sit still. When his tutors had thrown up their hands in frustration, it was the library that had taught Nikolai military history, strategy, chemistry, astronomy. Each spine had been an open door away whispering, Come in, come in. Here is the land you’ve never seen before. Here is a place to hide when you’re frightened, to play when you’re bored, to rest when the world seems unkind.”
― Leigh Bardugo, King of Scars

“You're braver than you believe and stronger and smarter than you think.”
― Carter Crocker, Disney's Pooh's Grand Adventure The Search for Christopher Robin