“This profusion of questions, exclamations, and tales is the new version of the Society. Its members are spread all over the world, but they are joined by their love of books, of talking about books, and of their fellow readers.… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share Image
Now that I think about it, maybe he is a werewolf. I can picture him lunging over the moors in hot pursuit of his… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
Miss X has always been a ditherer -- she was a ten month baby and has not improved in any material way since then. — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
I don't want to be married just to be married. I can't think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
“This profusion of questions, exclamations, and tales is the new version of the Society. Its members are spread all over the world, but they… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
“I kept trying to explain and he kept shouting until I began to cry from frustration. Then he felt remorseful, which was so unlike… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
“A sunny nature? A light heart? I have never been so insulted. Light-hearted is a short step from witless in my book. A cackling… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
“I can’t think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can’t talk to, or worse, someone I can’t… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
People don't know how chickens can turn on you, but they can -- just like mad dogs. — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
Treat a dog right and he'll treat you right - he'll keep you company, be your friend, never ask you no questions. Cats is… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
“Thousands of those men and boys died here, and I have recently learned that their inhuman treatment was the intended policy of Himmler. He… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
What on earth did you say to Isola? She stopped in on her way to pick up Pride and Prejudice and to berate me… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
“He didn't say much at our first meeting - nor at any of our meetings since, come to think of it - but left… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
Those times, I tried to think of something happy, something I'd liked - but not something I loved, for that made it worse. — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
Because there is nothing I would rather do than rummage through bookshops, I went at once to Hastings & Sons Bookshop upon receiving your… — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share
