“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”

“Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.”

“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”

“Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.”

“There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.”

“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”

“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.”