Books Quote by Will Schwalbe

“She had always suffered from a vague restlessness, a longing for adventure that she told herself severely was the result of reading too many…

— Robin McKinley

“This, I finally realized, was how Mom was able to focus when I was not. It was how she was able to be present…

— Will Schwalbe

“She drew the line at television. It took no effort to watch – it was infinitely more beneficial to the soul, and to the…

— John Irving

“And when she was home, she spent her days lolling about the house reading mystery novels, watching television, and drinking wine. She watered and…

— Kathy Cooperman

“Books had always been a way for my mother and me to introduce and explore topics that concerned us but made us uneasy, and…

— Will Schwalbe

From an early age she had developed the art of being alone and generally preferred her own company to anyone else’s. She read books…

— Sebastian Faulks

“Sometimes books feel like the only thing that keep her sane. Actually, she knows that they're the only reason she's still even vaguely okay…

— Steph Bowe

“Books had been her solace when she was sad, her friends when she was lonely. They had mended her heart when it was broken,…

— Jenny Colgan

“This allowed her two glorious hours sitting quietly by herself in a cozy corner, devouring one book after another. When she had read every…

— Roald Dahl

“Ever since she’d been living alone, she’d gone to bed with the television on; the comforting banality of the murmuring voices and flickering images…

— Liane Moriarty

“My interest in books started as a child. I had a voracious appetite for reading. It’s my mom’s fault really, because she read to…

— Catherine Cruzan

“In her spare time she scribbled her thoughts, wishes and dreams, life and times. It kept her sane despite her loneliness.”

— Aporva Kala