“one of the kinder nuns had lauded Carol for how original she was in her sinfulness, as if God had yet to announce the commandments that she was breaking every day.” — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“one of the kinder nuns had lauded Carol for how original she was in her sinfulness, as if God had yet to announce the… — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“All words are masks, and the lovelier they are, the more they are meant to conceal. —Steven Millhauser, “August Eschenburg” — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“To the inexperienced, many BookFrogs appeared as derelict or homeless, but to the seasoned eye it was clear that they’d shed themselves of the… — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Libraries were havens for everyone, he might've told her, not just the clean and productive.” — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Something’s wrong in the air, you know, when a book costs less than a bullet. Or a Coke. Values-wise. Lydia” — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“If you want to pay respects, by the way, he's at the zoo." "At the zoo? As in the zoo?" "Joey liked to walk… — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“They make knives out of Jolly Ranchers. And if you heat up a candy bar with caramel and chocolate you can basically burn someone’s… — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“It’s quite a library, anyway,” she said, trying to sound upbeat. “I’ve begun to think of it as more graveyard than library. End of… — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“If I was going to kill myself,” Plath continued, “I’d leave a note just to get a few last digs in. Insult the guy… — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Lydia sometimes saw Plath as the woman she might someday become: caring, creative, content—but inaccessible to nearly everyone alive.” — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“What are you doing out here anyway?” “Lydia,” Plath said after a cold pause, “that is one question you should never have to ask… — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“Something’s wrong in the air, you know, when a book costs less than a bullet. Or a Coke. Values-wise.” — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
“…he'd spent his whole life trying in vain to find a place that, for him, was never allowed to exist.” — Matthew J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
