“Please take note that any and all dragon petting will be at your own peril. We are not liable for any injuries sustained while petting.”

“Lost: The common sense of an unconventional dreamer. If found, please return to Love The Stacks.”

“Learning new things exercises the brain in such a titillating way.”

“I love staring at my books for hours just trying to decide which book to read next. Doing that is almost as fun as actually reading them.”

“Authors: The only people you thank for leaving you emotionally devastated.”

“Authors are but the instrument to be played. The art is inside them, but many people help create it.”

“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”

“Of course it would be hard. But I remembered what my nurseryman grandfather used to say when I didnt want to go to school: half the work in the world was done by people who didnt feel so good today.”

“I've never minded it," he went on. "Being lost, that is. I had always thought one could not truly be lost if one knew one's own heart. But I fear I may be lost without knowing yours.”

“There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison”

“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.”