Maddy Barone > Maddy's Quotes

“When you sell a man a book you don’t sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue—you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night—there’s all heaven and earth in a book, a real book I mean.”
― Christopher Morley, Parnassus on Wheels

“Anyone who thinks sitting in church can make you a Christian must also think that sitting in a garage can make you a car.”
― Garrison Keillor

“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Books. Cats. Life is Good.”
― Edward Gorey

“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
― C.S. Lewis

“Let us return to 'no'. It has the charm of brevity.”
― Sharon Lee, Local Custom

“Women want love to be a novel. Men, a short story.”
― Daphne du Maurier