The Family Remains / The Family Upstairs Quotes

“Is it good?" "All books are good," he said. "That's not true, " I said. "I've read some really bad books."..."They weren't bad books, they were books that you didn't enjoy. It's not the same thing at all.”
― Lisa Jewell, The Family Remains / The Family Upstairs

“They weren't bad books, Phin countered patiently. 'They were books that you didn't enjoy. It's not the same thing at all. The only bad books are books that are so badly written that no one will publish them. Any book that has been published is going to be a 'good book' for someone.”
― Lisa Jewell, The Family Remains / The Family Upstairs