31 Quotes by Annie Barrows

The wonderful thing about books--and the thing that made them such a refuge for the islanders during the Occupation--is that they take us out of our time and place and understanding, and transport us not just into the world of the story, but into the world of our fellow readers, who have stories of their own.

Ivy! It's a natural disaster! You have to be there!

It suddenly struck me that Dawsey is a lonesome person. I think it may be that he has always been lonely, but he didn't mind before, and now he minds.

The first rule of snooping is to come at it sideways--when you began writing me dizzy letters about Alexander, I didn't ask if you were in love with him, I asked what his favorite animal was. And your answer told me everything I needed to know about him--how many men would admit that they loved ducks?

He was lying; I could hear it the way you hear a tune and you know how it goes. I wondered how many times I'd heard him lie, to know so well what it sounded like.

There had been a problem in Bean's house. The problem was staples. Bean loved staples. She loved them so much that she had stapled things that weren't supposed to be stapled. The things looked better stapled, but her mother didn't think so, and now Bean was outside.She was going to be outside for a long time.

A hint: perhaps in this case, you should refrain from throwing the book at the audience when you finish.

If I could have anything I wanted, I would choose story without end, and it seems I have lots of company in that.

Cada vez que prestamos un título, cada vez que preguntamos algo en relación con él, cada vez que decimos "Si te ha gustado ese, seguro que te gustará este" nos transformamos —por arte de magia— en esa sociedad literaria.