“You are my butterfly and refuse to set you free.”

“You're better than seven years of food. You're better than windows. You're even better than the sky.”

“What she had long believed was not true, and now the world was wide open to discover what was.It is like all my life I thought the sky was green.”

“I do like the world quite a lot.”

“Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.”

“I don't know how you persist in being so stubborn-""It's a superpower. I was bitten by a radioactive mule.”

“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.”