“The things of the world fell by the wayside . . . but literature was eternal.”

“Go with your bad self.”

“I knew there were no ghosts in there, but on the other hand, what if there were?”

“There was a muffled pop, the sound of a small pumpkin exploding in a microwave oven.Morris cut the wheel to the left and there was another bump as the Biscayne went back into the parking area. He l...”

“He kept seeing the brains dribbling down the wallpaper. It wasnt the killing that stayed on his mind, it was the spilled talent. A lifetime of honing and shaping torn apart in less than a second. A...”

“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.”