Lost In A Book Quotes

“Lucanos nodded [...] 'She's the girl who sees with her heart.'
Aranae rolled all eight of her eyes. She chittered again, in a scolding tone this time. When she finished, she crossed two of her legs and gave Belle a dirty look.
Belle shrank under her disapproving glare, 'What did she say?' she asked timidly.
'She said your heart needs glasses.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book

“Oh, my. Oh, dear," he said. "Is this also love? This terrible pain?"
Belle nodded.
"Love is hard. I had no idea how hard. Is it worth the pain?"
"Yes," Belle said. "It is.”
― Jennifer Donnelly, Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book

“Once I crossed Charm Bridge, would this town even be here anymore? I wasn't sure, and with mounting certainty, every fiber of my being wanted to just get lost in this book. For a moment. For a few hours.
For a night.
I grabbed another onion ring, and curled Anders's jacket tighter around me. It smelled like woodsy cedar and chamomile tea and the old, loved pages of a childhood novel. It was the kind of scent I could drown in.”
― Ashley Poston, A Novel Love Story

“I didn’t know you enjoyed tree climbing.'
'Tree reading actually. It’s an art which should not be conducted while lethargic….”
― Grace Hitchcock, Hearts of Gold Collection