“She might be a captive, but in this room, with a book in her hand, she could be free.” — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
Cripes Miss Wilcox, they're not guns,' I said. No, they're not Mattie, they're books. And a hundred times more dangerous. — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“Mirrors only show us what we are. Books show us what we can be.” — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“Of course! Isn’t that what a good story does? It pulls you in and never lets you go.” — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
With 'A Northern Light,' I've already heard from teenage readers, teachers, librarians - it's been so gratifying. It's amazing that you can… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“Belle hesitated. “What is this place?” she asked. “A bit of magic, like all goodbooks,” the man replied. “An escape. A place… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“But eating was the last thing on my mind. And I didn't see how Miss Wilcox could eat, or teach, or sleep… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“There were lives in those books, and deaths. Families and friends and lovers and enemies. Joy and despair, jealousy, envy, madness, and… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“May Delano looked up from her book. “What’s a wayward girl?” she asked. Jo groaned. “Never mind,” Trudy said. “Tell me,” May… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
What I saw next stopped me dead in my tracks. Books. Not just one or two dozen, but hundreds of them. In… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“You should spend more time reading the Good Book and less reading all those novels. What are you going to tell the… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
Well, it seems to me that there are books that tell stories, and then there are books that tell truths... The first… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
I grew up on a mixed diet of mass and class, and I still read that way. I hate it when people… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“French Louis Seymour of the West Canada Creek, who knew how to survive all alone in a treacherous wilderness, and Mr. Alfred… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“Well it seems to me that there are books that tell stories, and then there are books that tell truths...," I began.… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“Yves G. Bonnard, archivero jefe, alias el Poderoso Oz, alias el Gran Inquisidor, alias el Anticristo.” — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
“She wanted to scream her grief to the skies and wail like an animal, but she couldn't.” — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
“ As sure as the seabirds in flight, As sure as the endless deep blue, My love is as certain as sunrise. I vow… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
Cripes Miss Wilcox, they're not guns,' I said. No, they're not Mattie, they're books. And a hundred times more dangerous. — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
He loves the sparkling fountains and their cascades and says the strangest things as he watches them. they look like stars breaking. Or, They… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
Men are the weak ones, luv. Didn't you know? Oh, you make a lot of noise, but its the women who are strong. Where… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
“It's kind of beautiful, this scary world. I still want to go out of it as soon as possible, but when I look around… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
“Cry your grief to God. Howl to the heavens. Tear your shirt. Your hair. Your flesh. Gouge your eyes. Carve out your heart. And… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
“Humans are selfish creatures who can always be counted on to do the wrong thing.” — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
DNA tells you all the secrets of life,’ he used to say. Except for one—how to live it. — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
Because beautiful things never last. Not roses nor snow… And not fireworks, either — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
There is only one thing I fear now-love. For I have seen it and I have felt it and I know that it is… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
“And then I remember this morning and I wonder if it really happened or if I dreamed it. It was nice. And weird. And… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share
