The things we respond to at twenty are not necessarily the same things we will respond to at forty and vice versa. This is true in books and also in life
Gabrielle ZevinSomeday, weโll run into each other again, I know it. Maybe Iโll be older and smarter and just plain better. If that happens, thatโs when Iโll deserve you. But now, at this moment, you canโt hook your boat to mine, because Iโm liable to sink us both.
Gabrielle ZevinOh," says Owen, "but I would have, you know." "I know you would have," says Liz, "and knowing you would have is nearly as good.
Gabrielle ZevinI was just thinking... isn't it lucky that we decided to become co-editors? If one takes a blow to the head, the other can fill in. If the other's lung spontaneoulsy collapses, the one can fill in. It's a perfect system once you think about it." ~Will Landsman
Gabrielle ZevinI wish that the adults who are 'in power' cared more about what their children read. Books are incredibly powerful when we are young - the books I read as a child have stayed with me my entire life - and yet, the people who write about books, for the most part, completely ignore children's literature.
Gabrielle Zevin