“The sun shines. Readers read.”

“Sylvie had an amazing life, but she didn't get to live it very often.”

“There is all the difference in the world between treasure and money.”

“Once upon a time she had felt trapped inside her story with its familiar characters and predictable plot. Now she felt locked out of it.”

“as is life”

“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”

“We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our own worst enemies.”