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“...And as if she had opened a hidden door, I felt the patterned surface break and give way, and the words let me in.…

— Julie Schumacher

“She had discovered with surprise and pleasure that as she turned each page, the book was written, as if for the first time, all…

— Arturo Pérez-Reverte

“She liked getting hold of some book... and keeping it to herself, and gnawing its contents in privacy, and pondering the meaning without sharing…

— Virginia Woolf

“To simply hold a book, to imagine what it might say, would be a comfort.”

— J. R. Moehringer

“I loved books—not only the stories they contained, but the feel of them in my hands, the silk of the pages, the words all…

— Laurelin Paige

“She held the book in her hands, feeling a sense of awe, and lightly ran a finger over its cover as if it contained…

— Nikki Rosen

“There was nothing better than the feel of a book in your hand, listening to the crinkling sounds as you turned its pages and…

— Astrid Yrigollen

“Books connect us readers to what we cannot see but imagine, an intangible sort of wonder and magic.”

— Stephanie Morales

“It was impossible to feel alone in a room full of favorite books. I had the sense that they knew me personally, that they'd…

— Riley Redgate

“She thought, instead, with longing of more books—of buying books—of slipping into a narrative of other people’s lives. That was release.”

— Peter Straub

“Books could be an incredible adventure. I stayed under my blanket and barely moved, and no one would have guessed how my mind raced…

— Paula McLain

“With a book, she could at least visit with people, even if it was vicariously, even if they didn't exist beyond someone's imagination.”

— Lorraine Heath