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In Amelia’s experience, most people’s problems would be solved if they would only give more things a chance.
They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?
“I don’t want to die,” A.J. says after a bit. “I just find it difficult to be here all the time.
Methinks I have grown soft in my middle age. But me-also-thinks my latter-day reaction speaks to the necessity of encountering stories at precisely the right time in our lives. Remember, Maya: 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.
“I worry for you. If you love everyone, you’ll end up having hurt feelings most of the time.
And I know that bad people deserve what they get, but oh, how we hate to be alone.”
People tell boring lies about politics, God, and love. You know everything you need to know about a person from the answer to the question, What is your favorite book?
“Sometimes books don’t find us until the right time.”
The answer is this: Your dad relates to the characters. It has meaning to me. And the longer I do this (bookselling, yes, of course, but also living if that isn’t too awfully sentimental), the more I believe that this is what the point of it all is. To connect, my dear little nerd. Only connect.
