A life isn't measured in hours and minutes. It's the quality, not the length. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“But you, you can never do anything hard. And I let you be that way.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Eye contact made people think you were being truthful even if you weren't. — Gabrielle Zevin Being truthful Copy Share Image
“She was pretty and smart, which makes her death a tragedy.” — Gabrielle Zevin Death Copy Share Image
“Where is room for love? All you have is fear and a to-do list.” — Gabrielle Zevin Fear Copy Share Image
I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I know he's a good person. And he said he was sorry. And I love him. And when you love a person,… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I am the proud owner of several complexes. But who isn’t? When you think about it, isn’t a person just a structure… — Gabrielle Zevin Architecture Copy Share Image
“I thought I was grown-up. I thought I knew what I was doing. These were a few of the lies I told… — Gabrielle Zevin Lies Copy Share Image
“My point is, it’s tempting,” she said. “It is certainly tempting to continue on with something because it has already begun.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Life is messy,” Dr. Lau was fond of saying. “Deal with it. If you’re judging it, you’re not really seeing it.” — Gabrielle Zevin Life Copy Share Image
Life used to move much more quickly when I was a girl. We needed to abbreviate just to keep up. — Gabrielle Zevin Girl Copy Share Image
When I was in my twenties and broke, I'd buy books before food. A meal will sustain you for a few hours,… — Gabrielle Zevin Book Copy Share Image
Someday, you do not know when, you will be driving down the road and someday, you do not now when, you will… — Gabrielle Zevin Driving Copy Share Image
“The second man I meet is Andrew, and he has dirty fingernails so I can't notice if he is nice or not.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Can I ask you something?" you said. "How did you ever survive that scandal?" She said, "I refused to be shamed." "How… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Still, Amelia had not allowed herself to be certain until dessert, when she’d asked him about the book that had had the… — Gabrielle Zevin Books Copy Share Image
“A.J. nods out of politeness, but he doesn’t believe in random acts. He is a reader, and what he believes in is… — Gabrielle Zevin Actor Copy Share Image
Ask two people to tell you anything, you’ll get two versions. Even easy things like directions, let alone important or semi-controversial topics… — Gabrielle Zevin Controversial Copy Share Image
You forget all of it anyway. . . You forget who was cool and who was not, who was pretty, smart, athletic,… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Incidentally, you're not a baby because you have nightmares, Natty. Something terrible happened to you when you were little, and that's why… — Gabrielle Zevin Nightmares Copy Share Image
“How you holding up, old man?” Daniel calls A.J. “old man” despite the fact that Daniel is five years older than A.J.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Not that this new husband is anything special—his name is Tony and he used to be in the auto glass business in… — Gabrielle Zevin Ballroom dancing 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 Death Copy Share Image
Liz, I like you very much," he says. "Oh," she says, "I like you very much, too!" Owen is not sure if… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“How angry he had been at Sadie! How much righteous passion he had devoted to holding this grudge! He had thought himself… — Gabrielle Zevin Childishness 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
Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Chocolate doesn't solve everything, Nana." "It solves a whole heck of a lot, though. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“To return to the city of one's birth always felt like retreat.” — Gabrielle Zevin Birth Copy Share Image
“Most people's problems would be solved if they would only give more things a chance.” — Gabrielle Zevin Chance Copy Share Image
“When I read a book, I want you to be reading it at the same time. I” — Gabrielle Zevin Book Copy Share Image
“Who are these people who think a book comes with a guarantee that they will like it?” — Gabrielle Zevin Book Copy Share Image
