Oh," says Owen, "but I would have, you know." "I know you would have," says Liz, "and knowing you would have is… — Gabrielle Zevin Inspirational Copy Share Image
“I've thought a lot about it. The truth is, sometimes too much can happen in a relationship, and then there's nothing anyone… — Gabrielle Zevin Broken Copy Share Image
People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men. — Gabrielle Zevin Capable Copy Share Image
“Does it count for anything that I just told you I love you?" Gable asked. I considered this briefly before deciding that… — Gabrielle Zevin Told 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 Beautiful Copy Share Image
“My life is in these books. Read these and know my heart. We are not quire novels. We are not quite short… — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
“loathe collectible books anyway. People getting all moony over particular paper carcasses. It’s the ideas that matter, man.” — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
“It gets more exciting," Imogen assured her. "You must be patient, Galina." "If it takes too long, I'll be dead," Nana replied.” — Gabrielle Zevin Too long Copy Share Image
“...love, he thinks. What a bother. It's completely gotten in the way of his plan to drink himself to death, to drive… — Gabrielle Zevin Annoying Copy Share Image
“We had been there about four days when she said, “It feels like last year was a dream,” she said. “It feels… — Gabrielle Zevin Dreams Copy Share Image
I'm in the middle of a 25-city book tour, and I like watching what people buy in bookstores. I see people buy… — Gabrielle Zevin Author Copy Share Image
“I like all weddings, but isn’t it particularly lovely when two grown-ups decide to get married?” Lambiase’s mother would like to see… — Gabrielle Zevin Marriage 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 Moby-dick Copy Share Image
I wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we… — Gabrielle Zevin Adults Copy Share Image
“Despite the fact that he loves books and owns a bookstore, A.J. does not particularly care for writers. He finds them to… — Gabrielle Zevin Authors 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 Arms Copy Share Image
“You try not to consider what it means that you are watching romantic comedies for occupational advice.” — Gabrielle Zevin Love Copy Share Image
It was a nice day, and I don't mean that it was sunny either. It was humid and not too cool, like… — Gabrielle Zevin Annoyed Copy Share Image
“Imagine getting to be one of those people who actually gets paid to talk about literature. He’d do this for free, not… — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
“Theo looked at me with his smoldering Jesus eyes, and the Catholic schoolgirl in me crossed her legs.” — Gabrielle Zevin Lust Copy Share Image
In a way, publishing in 2005 was similar to publishing in 1950. Nobody kept blogs; that was still optional. I didn't even… — Gabrielle Zevin Blog Copy Share Image
“E. A. Poe defines a short story as readable in a single sitting. I imagine a “single sitting” was longer back in… — Gabrielle Zevin Short Copy Share Image
“On the board, Mr. Beery had written "Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it." I wasn't sure if this… — Gabrielle Zevin History Copy Share Image
“Rosie crosses her arm. “That’s one of those things you say to sound smart, right?” she says. “But, really, you’re trying to… — Gabrielle Zevin Stupid Copy Share Image
Hi there," squeaked a precocious little voice, "you are speaking to Chloe Fusakawa, and I have just learned how to answer the… — Gabrielle Zevin Answers Copy Share Image
“Every generation spins the wheel,Anya, and where it lands defines 'the good'. Funny thing is they never know that they're spining it,… — Gabrielle Zevin Generation Spins Copy Share Image
“The kind of people who spend their lives as permanent guests on a futon are not the kind of people you want… — Gabrielle Zevin Guests Copy Share Image
“It is the secret fear that we are unlovable that isolates us,” the passage goes, “but it is only because we are… — Gabrielle Zevin Fear Copy Share Image
People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is… — Gabrielle Zevin Asks 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… — Gabrielle Zevin Friend Copy Share Image
I let myself feel good and sorry for myself, but only for a second. Daddy always said that the most useless of… — Gabrielle Zevin Daddy Copy Share Image
“Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. That's basically the highest compliment I can give.” — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
“I told him I didn't want to have sex until I got married. Without missing a beat, he nodded and said, "So… — Gabrielle Zevin Married Copy Share Image
“The Catholic schoolgirl in me was scandalized by the thought; I told her we’d been thrown out of Catholic school so she… — Gabrielle Zevin Catholic Schoolgirl Copy Share Image
I shouldn't have done that," I said. That was when I kissed him again. May God forgive me for this and all… — Gabrielle Zevin Done Copy Share Image
“...reaction speaks to the necessity of encountering stories at precisely the right time in our lives.” — Gabrielle Zevin Right time Copy Share Image
“And what is love, in the end?" Alabaster said. "Except the irrational desire to put evolutionary competitiveness aside in order to ease… — Gabrielle Zevin Desire Copy Share Image
“and I’ll tell you, pretty much every bad thing in life is a result of bad timing, and every good thing is… — Gabrielle Zevin Bad thing Copy Share Image
Well, for one, you have to remember not to scream. Once you have their attention, whispering is much more effective. Screaming ghosts… — Gabrielle Zevin Attention Copy Share Image
The things we respond to at twenty are not necessarily the same things we will respond to at forty and vice versa.… — Gabrielle Zevin Book Copy Share Image
