War's an auction where whoever can pay the most in damage and still be standing wins.

As for reading, I wish I had a magic door to a library where I could go in, read for days and days, and come back in the same minute I left. I'm still looking for the door.

Do," said Louisa finally, "whatever you can't not do.

What do I miss? Second-hand bookshops where I can find things I had no idea I wanted. AbeBooks helps, but it doesn't have that smell.

Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book.

I think it's natural for youth to be drawn to newness: The world is still new for them.

Yay, Old'uns' Smart mastered sicks, miles, seeds an' made miracles ord'nary, but it din't master one thing, nay, a hunger in the hearts o' humans, yay, a hunger for more.