“What greater honor,when a person moves forward,they leave behind in each of us, the best of what they were.”

“If u were a friend then u would bail me out of jail, but if u were a BEST friend u would be sitting there saying dame lets do that again!!”

“This is what we do, my mother's life said. We find ourselves in the sacrifices we make.”

“If you’re looking for lollipops and rainbows while you shop for the latest best seller, you best not come to me. I won’t chat you up and tell you how cute your kid is. I won’t smile and flirt. I won’t stroke your ego about the jewelry you are wearing or the shirt you have on. I will help you find what you need. I will recommend books and hell I even talk about what I liked about one book over another but all that other shit is just not my thing.”

“Opinion is death. Opinion is plague. When it comes to web site management, trusting your gut is the last thing you should do.”

“Books are what you love. They are what you know. It's obviously your passion. I didn't want you to lose that. You've lost enough”

“I didn’t have anyone, but every time I walked through those doors I felt like each of those authors was my family and the characters they created were all my friends. I counted on them. They were all I ever had. All I still have. Now that the store may go out of business I feel like I’m losing my family and friends. I love all my books. Being a book lover saved my life.”