Quotes by Gabrielle Zevin

And then, despite the fact that A. J. does not believe in God, he closes his eyes and thanks whomever, the higher power, with all his porcupine heart.

People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men.

All women are many women! Im afraid youve never known very much about women.

It was odd to have something so personal out there in that way, but the good thing about art is that no one necessarily knows what you mean by it anyway.

Why are you crying?I was reading.

Someday, you may think of marrying. Pick someone who thinks youre the only person in the room.

But then again, maybe I will is nicer. It has the future in it. I do just has the present.

They should tell you when you’re born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to travel.

His heart is too full, and no words to release it.

It was funny how dad was more honest in a book that anyone in the world could pick up and read than he could be talking to me. Or maybe it was sad. One or the other. Sometimes it’s hard to tell.

Since i couldnt remember the real first time id lost my virginity, this would have become my de facto first time. I wanted a better story then: I did it with this boy who i wasnt very into and who had mysterious Gaterade breath; in his room decorated with sports equipment; at least he was nice enough to provide condoms and get his ancient, horny dog to leave us along.

My life is in these books, he wants to tell her. Read these and know my heart.

Every word the right one and exactly where it should be. Thats basically the highest compliment I can give.

The words you cant find, you borrow.

I know hes a good person. And he said he was sorry. And I love him. And when you love a person, you have to forgive him sometimes.

It’s difficult to ever go back to the same places or people. You turn away, even for a moment, and when you turn back around, everything’s changed.

That Woman is in love with her own grief.

Every book is a world.

Wounds are like water set to boil – they heal best left unwatched...

Despite the fact that he loves books and owns a bookstore, A.J. does not particularly care for writers. He finds them to be unkempt, narcissistic, silly, and generally unpleasant people. He tries to avoid the ones whove written books he loves for fear that they will ruin their books for him.