Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else.

My dear Elinor, you were obviously born into the wrong story,” said Dustfinger at last.

Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.

The world was a terrible place, cruel, pitiless, dark as a bad dream. Not a good place to live. Only in books could you find pity, comfort, happiness - and love. Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn't ask anything in return; they never went away, never, not even when you treated them badly.

There are not so many mythical creatures from Inkheart.

And my father always took me to the library. We were both book addicts.

Sometimes, when you're so sad you don't know what to do, it helps to be angry.