“I never want to be away from you again, except at work, in the restroom or when one of us is at a movie the other does not want to see.”

“Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to climb a tree because you might get a wonderful view from the highest branch or you might simply get covered in sap and f...”

“In love, as in life, one misheard word can be tremendously important. If you tell someone you love them, for instance, you must be absolutely certain that they have replied "I love you back" and no...”

“For Beatrice, when we first met, I was lonely, and you were pretty.Now I am pretty lonely.”

“There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't.”

“Is it useful to feel fear, because it prepares you for nasty events, or is it useless, because nasty events will occur whether you are frightened or not?”

“We believe in an aristocracy... Not an aristocracy of power, based on rank or wealth, but an aristocracy of the sensitive, the considerate, and the plucky. Our members are found in all nations and ...”

“You don't spend your life hanging around books without learning a thing or two.”

“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”

“Some read to learn, some to laugh, and some to live.”

“Like many writers, I lived inside of books as a child.”

“If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books.”