“Somehow I could lose myself in the ocean the same way I could lose myself in a good book. Maybe it was because both involved suspension--a suspension of weight, a suspension of disbelief--a willingness to surrender to something greater than oneself.”

“ "God, you're a good kisser," he said. "Where'd you learn to do that?"I sat up and flashed him a deadpan look. "Books," I said.”

“The sign of a true woman isn't the ability to recite French poetry or play the pianoforte or cook Chateaubriand. The sign of a true woman is learning to listen to her own voice even when society does its best to drown it out.”

“Somehow suspension sounded way worse than detention. Detention happens to everybody. Suspension, though - that's for the sociopaths.I wasn't a hundred percent sure I was ready to take that leap.”

“I guess love is the real suspension of disbelief.”

“Willing Suspension of Disbelief”

“..Well, old dear, I guess love is the real suspension of disbelief.”