The Woman in the Library

by Sulari Gentill

To paraphrase Spider-Man: With great readership comes great responsibility.

But they all smile while they talk—that’s the difference, I think, that’s what makes it American. Australians don’t seem to be able to smile and talk at the same time—unless we’re lying, of course. And then the smile is involuntary, a tell of deceit.

I rarely reread books. There are too many wonderful books without retreading old ground.

“Eating dessert last is a ridiculous social dictate.

Your good sense is compromised by the fact that you’re in love.”

Let me be the voice of reality before you find yourself in Jonestown.

It’s hard to come to terms with being in love with a killer.”