With Love from London
Sarah Jio
Top 10 Best Quotes
“What makes books more special than, say, a move, is that you can hold them. When your own world feels bleak, a book is a portal to anywhere. You can hide within the pages, linger there for comfort or protection. The best part? Whether you’re seven or sixty-seven, a favorite books is like an old friend, waiting for you with open arms, and right now, that’s what The Last Winter is for me.”
“The thing is, once you get lost in a story, you want to get lost in another. It’s a self-fulfilling prophesy.”
“The fact of the matter is bad things happen to good people. They do. All the time. But it’s our choice whether we wallow in them for the rest of our lives, or whether we accept the invitation. I furrow my brow, confused. “The invitation?” “Yes, to begin life’s grand second act. You see, that’s what your mother learned. Once she stopped looking back, she could finally move forward.”
“My librarian instincts kick in. “Well, the fact that his son is reading at all says something,” I say. Millie looks up from the counter, seemingly startled by my comment. "When I mean is”—I pause, searching for the right words—“reading only leads to more reading. As a child, I read the gamut—from the classics to the Baby-Sitters Club. If a kid can find a book that she gets excited about, it will only make her more open to experience that feeling again—in all sorts of other stories.”
“Grief is a treacherous journey, but it doesn’t last forever.”
“... the best books choose you.” She looked up at her mother, confused, then back at me. “You mean,” she said, placing her hand on the edge of a nearby shelf, “books have feelings?” “Yes,” I said with a smile. “And only you can unlock them. It’s easy, though. All you have to do is read the pages.”
“What makes books more special than, say, a movie, is that you can hold them. When your own world feels bleak, a book is a portal to anywhere. You can hide within the pages, linger there for comfort or protection.”
“Trauma isn’t a single event, but rather an ongoing process. The brain wants to move on quickly, to stomp out any memories associated with the trauma. But the heart wants to understand.”
“The first, you’ll find by paying attention to these words from Cicero (though, I’ll admit, I’m partial to libraries): “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
“That the best books choose you.”
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Book Keywords:
reading, healing, trauma, love-of-reading, books, comfort, grief
