“You fell in love with a storm. Did you really think you would get out unscathed?”

“We have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls, and nitrogen in our brains. 93 percent stardust, with souls made of flames, we are all just stars that have people names.”

“Some girls are full of heartache and poetry and those are the kind of girls who try to save wolves instead of running away from them.”

“You must understand: they fear you. There is nothing scarier in their minds than a girl who knows the power of her flames.”

“Tell your daughters how you love your body.Tell them how they must love theirs.Tell them to be proud of every bit of themselvesfrom their tiger stripes to the soft flesh of their thighs,whether the...”

“You are damaged and broken and unhinged. But so are shooting stars and comets.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“Some read to learn, some to laugh, and some to live.”

“Like many writers, I lived inside of books as a child.”

“If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books.”