And we did it because it's time for City Hall to stop looking out for City Hall and start looking out for the people like you and me who are footing the bill. — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
If we weigh the significance of a book by the effect it has on its readers, then the great children's books suddenly turn up… — Laura Miller Copy Share
“Hope is a funny thing when you think about it. It’s something you always have. You just have to believe you do.” — Laura Miller Copy Share
“Desire acts as a honey trap to the unwary male, luring him into unworthy and catastrophic enterprises. The beauty of the Narnian witches isn't… — Laura Miller Copy Share
Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money. — Laura Miller Copy Share
“Life didn’t go how I had planned, but I couldn’t have planned a better life. Somewhere in between the beginning and eternity, I fought… — Laura Miller Copy Share
Adventure ... is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. — Laura Miller Copy Share
“I gave him a piece of my heart a long time ago, and once you give that away, I’ve learned you don’t so easily… — Laura Miller Copy Share
The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with... — Laura Miller Copy Share
“I can hazily remember, long ago, having adults — librarians, friends’ parents — suggest to me that I liked books “with magic” because I… — Laura Miller Copy Share
“Because I see A rainstorm in June Just before the sun The black of night Just before the stars And, girl, I see your… — Laura Miller Copy Share
Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal. — Laura Miller Copy Share
“Desperation will drive you to do things you know will never make you whole again and even to lose the very thing you’re desperate… — Laura Miller Copy Share
“Maybe we knew each other in another life. Or maybe we were just meant to find each other in this one.” — Laura Miller Copy Share
People like to complain about the state of contemporary literature, but I can only assume they don't read it very widely. — Laura Miller Copy Share
“I can see how James or Greene might agree with this point of view: the former finds that the ugly old lamp no longer… — Laura Miller Copy Share