“Everyone lives in two worlds, Maggie said, speaking in an absentminded sort of way while she studied her letters. Theres the real world, with all its annoying facts and rules. In the real world, th...”

“Fantasy was always only a reality waiting to be switched on.”

“[Lou]: Im not talking about the angioplasty. I mean the stuff youre pumping into me. What is it? Something serious?[Nurse]: Oh. This is nothing. Youre not going under the knife today, so you dont g...”

“You sure you're all right? You aren't out here pondering dark female thoughts are you?”

“Vic didn't have a car and probably spent a hundred and sixty hours a week at home. The house smelled of piss-soaked diapers and engine parts, and the sink was always full.In retrospect Vic was only...”

“... people made the imaginary real all the time: taking the music they heard in their head and recording it, seeing a house in their imagination and building it. Fantasy was always only a reality w...”

“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”