Stephanie A.

“The quiet of a school emptied for the summer is that of a hotel closed for winter, a library closed for the night, ghosts swirling through the rooms.”
― Alexander Maksik, You Deserve Nothing

“The problem with collecting other people's junk is you just don't know what to do with it when you don't want it anymore. You feel bad about throwing it to the curb. It's too much trouble to sell. So you keep it around, knowing if you can't redeem it, exactly, you've at least rescued it. Somewhat.”
― Lisa Samson, A Thing of Beauty

“I also think we underestimate just how weird—unexpected, unusual—a lot of famous books are. A long time spent in the public consciousness can sand down a book’s rough edges.”
― Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out – A Hilarious Guide for Book Lovers and Lifelong Readers

“Life is so much better with books than without.”
― Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out