Penguin Books Quotes

“It was the yearning she related to. Shriver seemed to understand the specific human pain of wanting and pushing away at the same time. It left her with a gorgeous ache, and when she turned the last page of the book and closed the cover, Norah's connection to the writer felt absolute. It was a breathless, consuming rapture....”
― Ellen Meister, Dorothy Parker Drank Here

“We believed in this country in the existence of a vast reading public for intelligent books at a low price, and risked everything on it.”
― Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books

“Learn new things, you never know, when it may come in handy.”
― Dr.Hoot

“For if any adversity, grief, or sickness, or loss of children, corn, cattle, or liberty happen unto them, by and by they exclaim upon witches.”
― Katherine Howe, The Penguin Book of Witches

“Such faithless people (I say) are also persuaded that neither hail nor snow, thunder nor lightning, rain nor tempestuous winds come from the heavens at the commandment of God, but are raised by are raised by the cunning and power of witches and conjurers; insomuch as a clap of thunder, or a gale of wind is no sooner heard, but either they run to ring bells, or cry out to burn witches, or else burn considerate things, hoping by the smoke thereof to drive the Devil out of the air, as though spirits could be frightened away with such external toys.”
― Katherine Howe, The Penguin Book of Witches

“It is not the sort of place where one would expect to find a witch. But a witch did live there, though she is not buried there.”
― Katherine Howe, The Penguin Book of Witches

“The moon lights the freckles sprinkled on her cheeks and nose like little blossoms in a field of snow.”
― Francois Keyser, Finding Us Again

“He looked at me with that look that told me he believed himself and because he believed himself, I should too. He was kind of crazy cute that way. Just crazy cute enough to do it too.”
― Francois Keyser, Finding Us Again

“She smiles. I haven't known her long but I have seen her smile before. Only those smiles weren't this smile... It's a smile that I'm responsible for. I want to give her more smiles like that.”
― Francois Keyser, Finding Us Again

“Learn new things,
you never know,
when it may come in handy.”
― Dr.Hoot