“When you think of your mother, the word that occurs to you is too. She hugs you too hard, kisses you too… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“There will be other lives. There will be other lives for nervous boys with sweaty palms, for bittersweet fumblings in the backseats… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“You'd probably marry me just to annoy your father." He grinned. "Well, that would certainly be a bonus." "Why don't you like… — Gabrielle Zevin 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 Copy Share Image
“An e-reader! I’ve wanted one for a really long time.” She shoots a quick look over to her father. He nods, though… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“You love being Ruby’s mother, but loving Ruby does not stop you from wanting things for yourself.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
My beautiful Win. I wanted to kiss him on every last broken place, but his mother and my lawyer were there. So,… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“You spend your whole life trying to get out of holes. The hole you’re born into because of who your parents are.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Teachers assign it, and parents are happy because their kids are reading something of 'quality.' But it's forcing kids to read books… — Gabrielle Zevin 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
“She hasn't cried once. SHe doesn't understand that Margaret is dead. At that age, they can't fully understand the concept of death.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Maya knows that her mother left her in Island Books. But maybe that’s what happens to all children at a certain age.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“When your mother is worrying about something, it means that you won’t have to.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Her mother likes to say that novels have ruined Amelia for real men. This observation insults Amelia because it implies that she… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Before your mother, my heart was little more than a seed, Jane. A wiggly, gelatinous mother, rather like a solitary sperm.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I was overweight when I was her age, and my mother discussed it exhaustively. And yes, as a result, I would say… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“He didn't break my heart. No one can break your heart except you.” — Gabrielle Zevin 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
Daddy always said the only thing worth begging for was your life, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe sometimes your love is a little… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I am repulsed by ghostwritten novels by reality television stars, celebrity picture books, sports memoirs, movie tie-in editions, novelty items, and—I imagine this goes… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“It is a lie that you should only speak from your heart- you ought to let your brain play a part too.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I wondered if the person who really loves you is the person who knows all your stories, the person who WANTS to know all… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Most people's problems would be solved if they would only give more things a chance.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“It is lucky, she thinks, that we don’t feel all the love inside us every moment. We couldn’t breathe or walk or eat. It… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
