“Most people enter a library and don’t hear a thing. Eerie silence. I stand between the shelves and hear ten thousand conversations occurring all at once. Each ushering an invitation. The noise is raucous.” — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Scientists say that these things evolved this way over millions of years." He shook his head. "That's a bunch of bunk. I don't think… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“That’s life. You take the bad with the good. Rise up through it. Live in the midst of it. It’s the bad that lets… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“In my experience, it’s those words on the tip of the tongue that we most need to hear. They are the key. The thing… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Child," she said placing her head to mine and her callused fingers on my cheek, "you can whip it and beat it senseless, you… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Ashley tried to speak. Tried again and still could not find the words. Finally she wiped her eyes, pressed her ear to my chest,… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“What do you want in a woman, in life?' I thought a moment...'The Rangers...we began to describe one another in a few simple words:… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“Of the six million species on the planet, only man makes language. Words. What's more--in evidence of the Divine--we string those symbols together and… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“People marvel at the genius of Mozart because he supposedly wrote "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" at the age of three and composed his first… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
