Ink and Shadows Quotes

“Every book was a tree living a second life. And the older the book, the more it smelled of the earth—the more the rustle of its crisp, yellowed pages sounded like the rustle of leaves.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art . . .
It has no survival value; rather it is one of those
things that give value to survival. —CS Lewis”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“By pouring yourself out, you can be filled up.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“Bullies lash out because they’re hurting.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“silent,”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“Evil travels the world in anonymity, its presence revealed only by the periodic consequences of its desires. —Dean Koontz”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“Life is short, and time is swift;
Roses fade, and shadows shift —Ebenezer”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“If you struggle to find your place in this world, know that you’re not the only one. Also know that there’s a place for you in the world of books. The door’s always open. A light is always
burning.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“June stirred a spoonful of honey into her tea. “Why do women have such a hard time letting people take care of us? It makes no sense because the better we feel, the more we can do. The more we can give. Instead, we take care of everybody else until we’re running on fumes. When are we going to learn that self-care isn’t selfish?”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“What she needed was a book that she knew so well that reading its first lines would take her back in time. That kind of book is a security blanket and a teddy bear and a mother’s goodnight kiss. A book like that is a magic carpet ride to a place where bad memories are forgotten and all dreams are possible.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“To me, getting lucky is reading something so magical that I’m put under that book’s spell. That book owns me. I can’t think about anything else until I finish it. And I can’t think about anything else for days afterward. And the next book I read is doomed. It can’t take the place of the magic book. But I keep reading. I keep reading because I know that feeling will come along again.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“Nothing has changed since Little Red Riding Hood faced the big bad wolf. What frightens us today is exactly the same sort of thing that frightened us yesterday. It’s just a different wolf. —Alfred Hitchcock”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“Why do women have such a hard time letting people take care of us? It makes no sense because the better we feel, the more we can do. The more we can give. Instead, we take care of everybody else until we’re running on fumes. When are we going to learn that self-care isn’t selfish?”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“Stand tall. Keep walkin’ your walk. Don’t let them change you. That’s when they win.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows

“With lively bluegrass music playing in the background, Nora started to arrange a table display designed to appeal to the festival attendees heading to the Balloon Fest, the Craft Beer Fest, or the Mountain Bike Fest. “Balloons, beer, and bikes? I’m picturing Pennywise getting a DUI at the X Games.”
― Ellery Adams, Ink and Shadows