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The Paris Library QUOTES

The Paris Library QUOTES

1 " Life’s a brawl. You must fight for what you want. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

2 " No man ever steps in the same river twice.” (Attributed to Heraclitus of Ephesus - an Ancient Greek philosopher) "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

3 " Il dolore è un mare fatto con le tue lacrime. Onde salate coprono gli abissi scuri dove devi nuotare al tuo ritmo. Ci vuole tanto tempo per aumentare la resistenza. Alcuni giorni le mie braccia fendevano l'acqua e io sentivo che le cose si sarebbero sistemate, che la riva non era troppo distante. Poi un ricordo, un momento mi facevano quasi annegare e ricominciavo da capo, lottando per restare a galla, esausta, annegando nel mio stesso dolore. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

4 " Libraries are lungs, [...] books the fresh air breathed in to keep the heart beating, to keep the brain imagining, to keep hope alive. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

5 " La gente è strana, spesso non sa cosa fare né cosa dire. Non fargliene una colpa. Non sai mai cosa c'è nel loro cuore. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

6 " Accetta le persone per quel che sono, non per quello che vorresti che fossero. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

7 " Una volta, mentre stavo leggendo al parco in una giornata ventosa, una folata aveva sfogliato le pagine, facendomi perdere il segno. Paul mi fece svolazzare il cuore come quelle pagine che si voltavano in fretta. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

8 " Non sei niente senza princìpi. Non vai da nessuna parte senza ideali. Non sei nessuno senza coraggio. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

9 " Books and ideas are like blood; they need to circulate, and they keep us alive. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

10 " People are awkward, they don’t always know what to do or say. Don’t hold it against them. You never know what’s in their hearts. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

11 " I was skeptical about soulmates, but could believe in bookmates, two beings bound by a passion for reading. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

12 " Try not to hold that against them; you never know what’s in their heart. Don’t be afraid to be different. Stand your ground. During bad times, remember that nothing lasts forever. Accept people for who they are, not for who you want them to be. Try to put yourself in their shoes. Or, as my friend Odile would say, ‘in their skin.’  "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

13 " Sometimes I like books more than people. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

14 " Then, with a handful of pages left, I started to dread the fact that this world that I loved was coming to an end. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. I read slowly, just savoring the scenes. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

15 " Libraries are lungs,’ she scrawled, her pen barely able to keep up with her ideas, ‘books the fresh air breathed in to keep the heart beating, to keep the brain imagining, to keep hope alive. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

16 " Love is accepting someone, all parts of them, even the ones you don’t like or understand. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

17 " GRIEF IS A sea made of your own tears. Salty swells cover the dark depths you must swim at your own pace. It takes time to build stamina. Some days, my arms sliced through the water, and I felt things would be okay, the shore wasn’t so far off. Then one memory, one moment would nearly drown me, and I’d be back to the beginning, fighting to stay above the waves, exhausted, sinking in my own sorrow. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

18 " The Library is my haven. I can always find a corner of the stacks to call my own, to read and dream. I want to make sure everyone has that chance, most especially the people who feel different and need a place to call home. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

19 " Be grateful for what people tell you, when they’re ready to talk. Try to accept their limits, and understand that their limits usually have nothing to do with you. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library

20 " GRIEF IS A sea made of your own tears. Salty swells cover the dark depths you must swim at your own pace. It takes time to build stamina. Some days, my arms sliced through the water, and I felt things would be okay, the shore wasn’t so far off. "

― Janet Skeslien Charles , The Paris Library