Emily Wing Smith

“Books equaled permanence”

“Some people remember their life in landscapes. I remember mine in titles.”

“I guess the whole world is made up of things coming together and things falling apart,”

“Being soaked alone is cold. Being soaked with your best friend is an adventure.”

“Let me guess, you’ve wanted to build your own ark ever since you learned about the guy you were named after?”

“A person should try to understand dreams. A person should take warning from them.”

“I hate it when people say they’re trying to be your friend. You shouldn’t have to try to be somebody’s friend. Either you like someone or you don’t. Either you want them as a friend or not. Making friends isn’t like trying for the lead in the school play.”

“But I loved the library simply because it was a library. I love libraries. I like reading, but I love libraries. Being surrounded by books makes me feel safe, the way some people need trees or mountains around them to feel secure. Not me – nature’s not what I cling to. I cling to books.”

“When you lose your best friend it's not always because they go somewhere, like Noah's best friend did. Sometimes you're the one who goes somewhere. What if you go somewhere and you don't know it? How do you make it better when you went somewhere and you didn't know it then, but you do now?”