“The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.”

“Betty had forgotten how you only get slivers of stories from children - usually what they echo from overheard adult conversations.”

“whatever beauty she thought she might have possessed she realized had only been through her husband's assessment of her”

“When it happens to you, you will be surprised. That thing they say about how you knew all the time but just weren't facing it? That might be the case, but nevertheless, there you will be. You will ...”

“The only thing equal to the enormity of his want was his regret.”

“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.”