Emily Carney

“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”
― Alberto Manguel, A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books

“I am so happy that I made someone cry today - don't worry I'm a writer. It's when they make me cry that it's a problem.”
― Tina Smith

“For it is the role of the parent to express his concerns and then take three steps back. Not one, mind you, not two, but three. Or maybe four. (But by no means five.) Yes, a parent should share his hesitations and then take three or four steps back, so that the child can make a decision by herself—even when that decision may lead to disappointment.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“I can’t write without a reader. It’s precisely like a kiss—you can’t do it alone.”
― John Cheever