A great novelist excels on the small scale and the large, the individual leaf and root as well as the forest; good… — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
Do the children who prefer books set in the real, ordinary, workaday world ever read as obsessively as those who would much… — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall. — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
Others like City Hall the old way, when they could make deals behind closed doors with your tax money. — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
“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 Image
Adventure ... is what might otherwise be called hardship if it were attempted in a different spirit. — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal. — Laura Miller Copy Share Image
“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 Image
