“She would bring you some great book because she was a book matchmaker, because she loved books the way other girls loved clothes.”

“She loved the smell of books, the feel of books, the look of them on the shelf.”

“She did not care very much for other little girls, but if she had plenty of books she could console herself.”

“She's not a bad girl because
She made me see, hmmm…
How love could be.
But she's a bad girl because (bad girl because)
She wants to be free, hmmmm… (bad girl because)
She wants to be free”

“She never said, "No, don't buy that trash," or "Pick a real book." She knew they were all real books. This is how great a librarian she was. And how great a mom.”

“Once she read a book but found it distasteful because it contained adjectives.”

“She loved to walk down the street with a book under her arm. It differentiated her from the others”

“Sidda can't help herself. She just loves books. Loves the way they feel, the way they smell, loves the black letters marching across the white pages…”

“You don't love a girl because of beauty. You love her because she sings a song only you can understand.”

“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. She read books as one would breathe ether, to sink in and die.”