“this is a book about something”

“Then one Sunday morning, before winter break, Abby's boyfriend, Whitney, materialized at their kitchen table, reading something called "Of Grammatology". When Madeleine asked what the book was about, she was given to understand by Whitney that the idea of a book being "about" something was exactly what this book was against, and that, if it was "about" anything, then it was about the need to stop thinking of books as being about things.”

“I love books. I really, really love them. There's something special about bringing people and books together”

“What could be more lovely than writing a book about something you love?”

“The good thing about a self-help book is that if you misunderstand something then it won't mock you.”

“There is something awfully nice about reading a book again, with all the half-unconscious memories it brings back.”