“If this were a novel, I'd stop reading right now. I'd throw it across the room.” — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
“He looked like a charcoal drawing of a man. In death, he was blacks and whites.” — Gabrielle Zevin Death Copy Share Image
“His eyes were blazing and I swear I could smell the testosterone coming off him.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“For the record, everything new is not worse than everything old.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“...an irresistible of why we read and why we love. We are not quite novels. We are not quite short stories. In… — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“What suit jacket would say “supportive,” “feminist,” “unbroken,” “optimistic”? What one effing suit jacket could possibly accomplish that?” — Gabrielle Zevin Fashion Copy Share Image
“the more I believe that this is what the point of it all is. To connect, my dear little nerd. Only connect.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I was crying a little for the boy I had wanted him to be and the boy he hadn’t turned out to… — Gabrielle Zevin Boys Copy Share Image
For the record, I have long suspected that my favorite book is actually 'Charlotte's Web.' — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Covers matter. In my experience, a different cover can make you think you're reading an entirely different book. — Gabrielle Zevin Book Copy Share Image
“Good morning, magazines! Good morning, bookmarks! Good morning, books! Good morning, store!” — Gabrielle Zevin Bookmarks Copy Share Image
The baby, a girl, is born at 6:24 a.m. She weighs six pounds, ten ounces. The mother takes the baby in her… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“On the board, Mr. Beery had written "Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it." I wasn't sure if this… — Gabrielle Zevin History Copy Share Image
“Do you like Moby Dick ?" he asks. "I hate it," she says. "And I don't say that about many things. Teachers… — Gabrielle Zevin Moby-dick Copy Share Image
“Does it count for anything that I just told you I love you?" Gable asked. I considered this briefly before deciding that… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I remember visiting my grandmother Adele in Ponce Inlet, Florida, when I was three years old, and she had an IBM electric… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Why'd you give him all that stuff after he tried to rob me?" "Because he was less fortunate than us, Natty. And… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we… — Gabrielle Zevin Adults Copy Share Image
Love stories are written in millimeters and milliseconds with a fast, dull pencil whose marks you can barely see, they are written… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Remember that a fine education can be found in places other than the usual.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
The scent is sweet and meloncholy. A bit like dying, a bit like falling in love. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“In my opinion, wounds are like water boiled--they heal best left unwatched.” — Gabrielle Zevin Wounds Copy Share Image
“He didn't break my heart. No one can break your heart except you.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Babies move more than books and aren’t as conveniently shaped.” — Gabrielle Zevin Babies Copy Share Image
“Friendship,” Marx said, “is kind of like having a Tamagotchi.” — Gabrielle Zevin Friend Copy Share Image
“The thing about Shakespeare is you can only read his books if someone is making you.” — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
Daddy once said, "If you don't know what you believe, Annie, you'll be a lost soul. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Intimacy doesn't have all that much to do with backseats of cars. Real intimacy is brushing your teeth together. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“The fish does not die with regrets because the fish cannot love. I die with regrets, and yet I am glad I… — Gabrielle Zevin Fish Copy Share Image
“Anticipating the worst doesn’t provide insurance from the worst happening,” Mimmy says.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I don’t want to die,” A.J. says after a bit. “I just find it difficult to be here all the time.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
