Brittany

“And even though they had eaten nothing, the girl still ended her day with a belly full of story—which sticks to the ribs even better than mutton.”
― Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements. Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“There is a lesson here. Just because a book makes you feel bad does not mean it is bad.”
― Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

“The best way to inspire a love of reading is to read something you love . . . even if it is difficult.”
― Jonathan Auxier, Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster