Allison

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
― James Baldwin

“She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum.”
― Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything is Illuminated

“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake

“For to know a man's library is, in some measure, to know his mind.”
― Geraldine Brooks, March