“Everyone wants to procreate, have a miniature version of themselves running around, to carry on the family line.”

“Thank God for books, for validating your feelings, and letting you know youre not alone.”

“Im so glad to hear you are a reader, and you found these books to help you work through things on your own.”

“For all her faults, it was actually my mom who instilled in me a love of reading, and books, for which I will always be grateful. Shes a complete bibliophile, so Ive pretty much grown up around lib...”

“Thank God for books, for validating your feelings, and letting you know you’re not alone.”

“It’s such a relief to know these are universal truths for so many of us in the adoption triad. Gosh, how much easier things could have been for you, for me, and your folks, if literature like this ...”

“It’s such a relief to know these are universal truths for so many of us in the adoption triad. Gosh, how much easier things could have been for you, for me, and your folks, if literature like this ...”

“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”

“Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together.”

“Good literature is one key to peace. When we stop reading each other, when we stop paying attention to each other's words and stories, we too easily oppose one another.”

“There is only one motive for writing a novel: to be published and read. To me there is no distinction between the mystery novel and the novel, only between good books and bad books. A good book tak...”