“What do you read?” Ismay asks. “Little bit of everything. I started with crime novels. Pretty predictable that, I guess. But then A.J. got me into other kinds of books, too. Literary fiction, I think you’d call it. Some of… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I do not like postmodernism, postapocalyptic settings, postmortem narrators, or magic realism. I rarely respond to supposedly clever formal devices, multiple fonts, pictures where they shouldn't be—basically, gimmicks of any kind. I find literary fiction about the Holocaust or any… — 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 is true, but also a brain and also a soul. I've come to believe that we love with our brains as much as our hearts. Real Love is not just instinct, but intent… From year to… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share
“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
