25 Quotes by Katarina Bivald

That's what books are for," Sara said, smiling at him. "The perfect excuse to do nothing. Make no decisions.

An incomplete series could be catastrophic, even for those around you.

Why would anyone prefer banknotes to books? A little bit of paper with a pathetic quote and a picture of a politician over reams of paper with fantastic stories printed on them?

She had kept well behind the safety barrier her entire life, but now she was standing there at the edge of the precipice for the very first time, fumbling blindly with the realization that there were other ways to live, at how intense and rich life could be.

Je ne pourrai jamais lire tous ces livres. Si une autre personne les acquiert, au moins, ils sont appréciés. Et puis, on a toujours envie de diffuser les livres qu’on aime.

Il y a toujours un lecteur pour chaque livre. Et un livre pour chaque lecteur.

There was something so tragically simple about a dance ending. A hand leaving a shoulder, a waist. Two hands unclasping and letting go of one another. Just like that.

Sara couldn't help but think that she had somehow missed the moment when life was meant to begin. For a long time she had simply drifted through it, reading. While everyone around her was teenaged, unhappy, and foolish, this hadn't been a problem. But then suddenly everyone had grown up around her, and she had done nothing but read.

This is a small town, so everyone talks. Ironic, isn't it—so few people, so many opinions?