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title: "1 Hush Quotes By Zilpha Keatley Snyder"
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> [There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best of all was the eager itch of anticipation as you went out the door with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/there-was-that-special-smell-made-up-of-paper-ink-and-dust-the-busy/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

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## Other authors on Hush

## More by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

> [There was that special smell made up of paper, ink, and dust; the busy hush; the endless luxury of thousands of unread books. Best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/there-was-that-special-smell-made-up-of-paper-ink-and-dust-the-busy/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [“But now and then, beneath the outer numbness, something stirred, like a living pain waiting for the anesthetic to wear away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/but-now-and-then-beneath-the-outer-numbness-something-stirred-like-a/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [Eleven is about the best age for almost anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/eleven-is-about-the-best-age-for-almost-anything/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/it-s-such-a-wonderful-feeling-to-watch-a-child-discover-that-reading/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [It's such a wonderful feeling to watch a child discover that reading is a marvelous adventure rather than a chore. I know that many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/it-s-such-a-wonderful-feeling-to-watch-a-child-discover-that-reading-2/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [“My dear child...fault is an empty word. It is a coin with only one side. It is not a reason or an excuse.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/my-dear-child-fault-is-an-empty-word-it-is-a-coin-with-only-one-side/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [“Trick-or-treating is for candy and demonstrations are for things like Peace and Freedom. It's different.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/trick-or-treating-is-for-candy-and-demonstrations-are-for-things-like/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [Know all the Questions, but not the Answers Look for the Different, instead of the Same Never Walk where there's room for Running Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/know-all-the-questions-but-not-the-answers-look-for-the-different/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [If you try to make your circle closed and exclusively yours, it never grows very much. Only a circle that has lots of room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/if-you-try-to-make-your-circle-closed-and-exclusively-yours-it-never/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [“Belonging to a place isn't nearly as necessary as belonging to people you love and who love you and need you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/belonging-to-a-place-isn-t-nearly-as-necessary-as-belonging-to-people/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [Belief in mysteries, any manner of mysteries, is the only lasting luxury in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/belief-in-mysteries-any-manner-of-mysteries-is-the-only-lasting/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [“We all invite our own devils, and we must exorcise our own.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/we-all-invite-our-own-devils-and-we-must-exorcise-our-own/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [Imagination is a great thing in long dull hours, but it's a real curse in a dark alley.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/imagination-is-a-great-thing-in-long-dull-hours-but-it-s-a-real-curse/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [The answers aren't important really... What's important is- knowing all the questions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/the-answers-aren-t-important-really-what-s-important-is-knowing-all/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

> [“Belief in mysteries—all manner of mysteries—is the only lasting luxury in life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zilpha-keatley-snyder/belief-in-mysteries-all-manner-of-mysteries-is-the-only-lasting/)

[Zilpha Keatley Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zilpha-keatley-snyder/)

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