Books can be possessive, can't they? You're walking around in a bookstore and a certain one will jump out at you, like it had moved there on its own, just to get your attention. Sometimes what's inside will change your life, but sometimes you don't even have to read it. Sometimes it's a comfort just to have a book around. Many of these books haven't even had their spines cracked. 'Why do you buy books you don't even read?' our daughter asks us. That's like asking someone who lives alone why they bought a cat. For company, of course.
Sarah Addison AllenBut one thing she [Rachel] did believe in was love. She believed that you could smell it, that you could taste it, that it could change the entire course of your life.
Sarah Addison AllenWhen people believe you have something to give, something no one else has, they'll go to great lengths and pay a lot of money for it.
Sarah Addison AllenThe trick is not to make eye contact. They don't charge if you don't make eye contact.
Sarah Addison Allen