11 quotes found
“I have a head for business and a body for sin. Unfortunately, the sin appears to be gluttony.”
“Christmas, as a practicing Catholic child, was seen as a reward for lots and lots and lots of church.”
“Anything that spreads books and brings about more books, I would say it is good. Good medicine, not bad.”
“The look you get when youre reading in your van, and your feet are up and you sit so still, and your face is alight, and I dont know where you are; you could be anywhere, so far away, off in a part...”
“There was a universe inside every human being every bit as big as the universe outside them. Books were the best way Nina knew - apart from, sometimes, music - to breach the barrier; to connect the...”
“They were probably reading on their tablets, said Nina loyally. She loved her e-reader, too. Yes, I know, said the man. But I couldnt see. I couldnt see what they were reading or ask them if it was...”
“All the real blokes I know are obsessed with cars and have started doing cycling at the weekend and being really, really boring about it and banging on about their Fitbits and growing stupid beards...”
“This is what you British do not understand about the French. You think you must work, work, work, work and open on Sundays and make mothers and fathers with families slave in supermarkets at three ...”
“They were probably reading on their tablets,” said Nina loyally. She loved her e-reader, too. “Yes, I know,” said the man. “But I couldn’t see. I couldn’t see what they were reading or ask them if ...”
“The look you get when you’re reading in your van, and your feet are up and you sit so still, and your face is alight, and I don’t know where you are; you could be anywhere, so far away, off in a pa...”
