“I did not elaborate, nor did I need to. The human imagination is capable of anything when left on its own to fill in the blanks.”

“The press was ruthless, but then so was the church.Flavia de Luce”

“I had found by experience that putting things down on paper helped to clear the mind in precisely the same way, as Mrs. Mullet had taught me, that an eggshell clarifies the consomm or the coffee, 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”

“Reading/writing is a chance to live a different life in a different world.”