32 Quotes by Lucy Powrie

This is what it should feel like. The escape, the release. The total freedom.

The Paper and Hearts Society is for ever. It will always be with us, even when we're not together. For ever and always.

The world around me is always very loud, and often too strong, yet nature is the friend that calms me, comforts me, offers me hope, and guides me. It's more important than ever that we value and treasure it.

Books are an immeasurable pleasure.

These kids sound like they're as obsessed with books as you are, and we need to surround ourselves with the people who are just as passionate about the things in life that we are. Take Mr. Helstone and his veg, for example. Now, there's a passionate man. He's made many friends at the local competitions he attends. Just goes to show: it's never too late to find your people.

The thing is, masking isn't always good. It takes a lot of effort and energy to hide a big part of yourself, even if you're not doing it intentionally. Masking is a bit like going into survival mode. You do it because you have to, rather than because you want to; and while everyone has the ability to mask to some degree, for autistic people, we can spend most of our lives doing it without even realizing.

It means I see and experience the world a bit differently from people who aren't autistic, but that's not necessarily bad- while things can sometimes feel difficult, I wouldn't change who I am for the world. It's made me who I am!

You just have to ride the storm, young man, and make it out the other side. It will get easier eventually.

If Ed could pretend to be a ghost, he could act his way into being a bookseller. How hard could it be?