“Theo, Baleigh, and Lucas were good-looking people, and good-looking people hardly ever went unnoticed.”

“Because you're a girl and when a girl says she's fine, she's lying.”

“One thing I can say for sure is that she was very clever. Not in the way others expect you to be intelligent, witty and concise, but in the way people should be: creative and consistent.”

“Never interrupt someone who is reading because they’re no longer in your world.”

“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”

“Just because it's fiction doesn't mean it's any less true.”

“Oh, Sweetie. No one ever gets through their TBR list. For every book you finish, you'll add five more. That's just the way it works.”

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”