Susan

“Maya knows that her mother left her in Island Books. But maybe that’s what happens to all children at a certain age. Some children are left in shoe stores. And some children are left in toy stores. And some children are left in sandwich shops. And your whole life is determined by what store you get left in. She does not want to live in the sandwich shop.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“A place ain’t a place without a bookstore,”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“Who are these people who think a book comes with a guarantee that they will like it?”
― Gabrielle Zevin, The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

“Murtagh was one of those men who always looked a bit startled to find that women had voices, but he nodded politely enough.”
― Diana Gabaldon, Outlander