597 Quotes by Erin Morgenstern

He wonders if he is losing his mind and then decides that if he is able to wonder about it he probably isn’t, which isn’t particularly comforting.

You could have been a ballerina,” Mme. Padva remarks to Celia. “You are quite good on your feet.” “I am good off my feet as well,” Celia says, and Mr. Barris nearly knocks over his own glass while Mme. Padva cackles.

The breaking is the easy part. The pulling back together is the problem.

Celia Bowen sits at a desk surrounded by piles of books. She ran out of space for her library some time ago, but instead of making the room larger she has opted to let the books become the room.

I’m more of a cocktail guy,” he says, though he is also of the opinion that sparkling wine is an anytime beverage and appreciates Mirabel’s style.

He can’t even think how to describe it. It’s like an art museum and an overflowing library were relocated into a subway system.

A soft breeze plays with her hair, bringing with it the mingling scent of dusty tomes and damp, rich ink.

Zachary peels and eats a mandarin orange in small segments of sunshine as he reads.

That’s the beauty of it. Have you seen the contraptions these magicians build to accomplish the most mundane feats? They are a bunch of fish covered in feathers trying to convince the public they can fly, I am simply a bird in their midst.