Libraryanne

“Some books wrote themselves into people’s hearts as children and lived there, all but forgotten, until a bookseller recognized the spark and reunited them. Other books held their words close, waiting on the shelf to ignite a passion in someone who hadn’t even known they were wanting,”
― Jenny Bayliss, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

“My mum was a talented artist. She taught me how to look past what your brain is telling you you can see, and witness what’s really there instead. You’d be surprised how much our brains try to fill in the gaps for us.”
― Jenny Bayliss, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

“Her past was her own, and she was the only person allowed to judge her on it.”
― Jenny Bayliss, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

“Keeping books is not hoarding!” Nory said fiercely, clutching an aged copy of Heidi to her chest. “It’s protecting history. The written word is the key to the secrets of this world and all the worlds that live in our minds.”
― Jenny Bayliss, Meet Me Under the Mistletoe