Jodee

“The only lies for which we are truly punished are those we tell ourselves.”
― V. S. Naipaul, In a Free State

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

“There is something about words. In expert hands, manipulated deftly, they take you prisoner. Wind themselves around your limbs like spider silk, and when you are so enthralled you cannot move, they pierce your skin, enter your blood, numb your thoughts. Inside you they work their magic.”
― Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale

“It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it.”
― Terry Pratchett