" Carlin would like to see this: her library in use by a community of readers, an oasis in an entire nation starved for books. No, not even starved, Kelsea thought grimly. The Tearling was like a man who hadn’t eaten in so long that he didn’t even remember what it was like to be hungry anymore. The spark of an idea ignited in her mind, then danced away. Pen "
― Erika Johansen , The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1)