“Mary Ann could no more endure a day without reading than she could grow feathers.”

“If I could have anything I wanted, I would choose story without end, and it seems I have lots of company in that.”

“Men are more interesting in books than they are in real life.”

“We could have gone on longing for one another and pretending not to notice forever. This obsession with dignity can ruin your life if you let it.”

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive—all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”

“Reading good books spoils you for enjoying bad books.”

“Reading good books ruins you for enjoying bad books.”