Kwame Alexander

“I want to save the world. I believe that words can do that, that books can do that. I believe the mind of an adult begins in the imagination of a child. And so I want to create the most well-rounded, informed, honest, empathetic, connected imagination for children that I can. So that when they become adults, they have truly become more human.”

Still Me by Jojo Moyes

“Books are what teach you about life. Books teach you empathy. But you can’t buy books if you barely got enough to make rent. So that library is a vital resource! You shut a library, Louisa, you don’t just shut down a building, you shut down hope.“

Finding Fraser by K.C. Dyer

“Where do you go when your heart is broken? Some people hit the bar. Some throw themselves into their work. Some just leap into the arms of the first non-homicidal-looking person they find.

Me? I go to the bookstore.”