Carrie Smith

“I had already found that it was not good to be alone, and so made companionship with what there was around me, sometimes with the universe and sometimes with my own insignificant self; but my books were always my friends, let fail all else.”
― Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone around the World

“Wherever I am, whatever I'm doing, alive or dead, young or old, my heart will always be with yours. Every beat you feel against your fingertips..." His fingers tapped against my chest, once, twice. "... is me calling out to you. It's you returning the call. It's us talking, communicating, bonding, sharing, Living -- Kiersten, it's us living.”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Ruin

“In the existence of our lives, there is a single coincidence that brings us together and for a moment, our hearts beat as one.”
― Jessica Sorensen, The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

“A book is really like a lover. It arranges itself in your life in a way that is beautiful.”
― Maurice Sendak