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Nina George quotes: Otherwise he stayed in the background, a small figure in a painting, while life was played out in the foreground. However,

Otherwise he stayed in the background, a small figure in a painting, while life was played out in the foreground. However,

Nina George quotes: Books can do many things, but not everything. We have to live the important things, not read them.

Books can do many things, but not everything. We have to live the important things, not read them.

Nina George quotes: I'm looking for what I was capable of before... Or to be more precise, I'm trying to see whether I'm still capable of it.

I'm looking for what I was capable of before... Or to be more precise, I'm trying to see whether I'm still capable of it.

Nina George quotes: There. Layer by layer, it appeared. Behind the wall of words......

There. Layer by layer, it appeared. Behind the wall of words......

Nina George quotes: Now. It is only ever now. So do it, you coward. Breathe underwater at last.

Now. It is only ever now. So do it, you coward. Breathe underwater at last.

Nina George quotes: Rilke to wake up. I don't read any books in which women

Rilke to wake up. I don't read any books in which women

Nina George quotes: As long as you can walk, you will find a walking stick. As long as you are brave, someone will help you.

As long as you can walk, you will find a walking stick. As long as you are brave, someone will help you.

Nina George quotes: I'll send you a friend request.""You do that, sonny. I'm on the Internet every last Friday in the month, from eleven to three.

I'll send you a friend request."
"You do that, sonny. I'm on the Internet every last Friday in the month, from eleven to three.

Nina George quotes: I understood your every thought. It was as if you knew me before I knew myself." Sanary-Samy

I understood your every thought. It was as if you knew me before I knew myself." Sanary-Samy

Nina George quotes: Oh well, a second drag couldn't do any harm.

Oh well, a second drag couldn't do any harm.

Nina George quotes: It still comes a huge shock to me to discover that love doesn't need to be restricted to one person to be true.

It still comes a huge shock to me to discover that love doesn't need to be restricted to one person to be true.

Nina George quotes: A surprise visit? That's so romantic...but fairly risky." "If you don't take any risks, life will bass you by," Cunco shipped in.

A surprise visit? That's so romantic...but fairly risky."
"If you don't take any risks, life will bass you by," Cunco shipped in.

Nina George quotes: Anyone who's good at something is hated - or not loved in any case.

Anyone who's good at something is hated - or not loved in any case.

Nina George quotes: Perdu reflected that is was a common misconception that booksellers looked after books. They look after people.

Perdu reflected that is was a common misconception that booksellers looked after books. They look after people.

Nina George quotes: ... love couldn't stop a woman from wishing to string up her husband because he was a serious pain in the neck.

... love couldn't stop a woman from wishing to string up her husband because he was a serious pain in the neck.

Nina George quotes: it's a misconception that book sellers look after books, they look after people.

it's a misconception that book sellers look after books, they look after people.

Nina George quotes: Memories are like wolves. You can't lock them away and hope they leave you alone.

Memories are like wolves. You can't lock them away and hope they leave you alone.

Nina George quotes: The bookseller could not imagine what might be more practical than a book,

The bookseller could not imagine what might be more practical than a book,

Nina George quotes: And he had found out that if he wanted to fly, he first had to jump.

And he had found out that if he wanted to fly, he first had to jump.

Nina George quotes: I know all about men, but nothing about man.

I know all about men, but nothing about man.

Nina George quotes: Remain silent about the dead, and they'll never leave you in peace." Second,

Remain silent about the dead, and they'll never leave you in peace." Second,

Nina George quotes: Ritual of the Ashes," the Occitan prayer of the dead, which

Ritual of the Ashes," the Occitan prayer of the dead, which

Nina George quotes: I need to cry some more. I'll drown if I don't...Sometimes you're swimming in unwept tears and you'll go under if you store them up inside.

I need to cry some more. I'll drown if I don't...Sometimes you're swimming in unwept tears and you'll go under if you store them up inside.

Nina George quotes: I don't believe that any question is too big, you simply have to tailor your answers.

I don't believe that any question is too big, you simply have to tailor your answers.

Nina George quotes: Books aren't eggs, you know. Simply because a book has aged a bit doesn't mean it's gone bad.

Books aren't eggs, you know. Simply because a book has aged a bit doesn't mean it's gone bad.

Nina George quotes: Death doesn't matter It makes no difference to life. We will always remain what we were to each other.

Death doesn't matter
It makes no difference to life.
We will always remain what we were to each other.

Nina George quotes: One might have to be a little ruthless to seize back control of one's life, don't you think?

One might have to be a little ruthless to seize back control of one's life, don't you think?

Nina George quotes: All right," she said. "Give me the books that are kind to me, and to hell with the men who don't give a damn about me.

All right," she said. "Give me the books that are kind to me, and to hell with the men who don't give a damn about me.

Nina George quotes: It often turns out very differently to how you feared.

It often turns out very differently to how you feared.

Nina George quotes: The further life advanced, the more protective the elderly were of their good days: nothing should imperil the time they had left.

The further life advanced, the more protective the elderly were of their good days: nothing should imperil the time they had left.

Nina George quotes: Yes, when I feel afraid I want to go to sleep - the soul's refuge from panic. But

Yes, when I feel afraid I want to go to sleep - the soul's refuge from panic. But

Nina George quotes: What's the point of knowing the date of your own death? I'd spend the rest of my life out of my mind with fear.

What's the point of knowing the date of your own death? I'd spend the rest of my life out of my mind with fear.

Nina George quotes: He had found beneath the sorrow a place where emotion and happiness could live alongside tenderness and the realization that he was lovable after all.

He had found beneath the sorrow a place where emotion and happiness could live alongside tenderness and the realization that he was lovable after all.

Nina George quotes: I like being alive, even if it's occasionally a real struggle and fairly pointless in the grand scheme of things.

I like being alive, even if it's occasionally a real struggle and fairly pointless in the grand scheme of things.

Nina George quotes: The more important a thing is, the slower it should be done.

The more important a thing is, the slower it should be done.

Nina George quotes: ... books are a very recent means of expression in the broad sweep of history, capable of changing the world and toppling tyrants.

... books are a very recent means of expression in the broad sweep of history, capable of changing the world and toppling tyrants.

Nina George quotes: I can only breathe if I read,Perdue.

I can only breathe if I read,Perdue.

Nina George quotes: Shouldn't we carry on living the same way until the last, because that is what vexes death the most - to see us drinking life to the final draft?

Shouldn't we carry on living the same way until the last, because that is what vexes death the most - to see us drinking life to the final draft?

Nina George quotes: He wished he could prop his fearful self up in a corner like a broom and walk away.

He wished he could prop his fearful self up in a corner like a broom and walk away.

Nina George quotes: a book is both medic and medicine at once.

a book is both medic and medicine at once.

Nina George quotes: And it began when you first took a risk, failed and realized that you'd survived the failure. With that knowledge, you could risk anything. Marianne

And it began when you first took a risk, failed and realized that you'd survived the failure. With that knowledge, you could risk anything. Marianne

Nina George quotes: We turn peculiar when we don't have anyone left to love.

We turn peculiar when we don't have anyone left to love.

Nina George quotes: The journey is over when you begin to love, thought Jean, as the two youngsters feasted their eyes on each other.

The journey is over when you begin to love, thought Jean, as the two youngsters feasted their eyes on each other.

Nina George quotes: Asking questions is an art.

Asking questions is an art.

Nina George quotes: A wood that smells of the sea.

A wood that smells of the sea.

Nina George quotes: He had to ask these questions and then remain absolutely silent. Listening in silence was essential to making a comprehensive scan of a person's soul.

He had to ask these questions and then remain absolutely silent. Listening in silence was essential to making a comprehensive scan of a person's soul.

Nina George quotes: It's amazing how close you are to your essential self as a kid, he thought, and how far from it you drift the more you strive to be loved.

It's amazing how close you are to your essential self as a kid, he thought, and how far from it you drift the more you strive to be loved.

Nina George quotes: Death is not free. Its price is life.

Death is not free. Its price is life.

Nina George quotes: books, the only remedy for countless, undefined afflictions of the soul.

books, the only remedy for countless, undefined afflictions of the soul.

Nina George quotes: I need to make it difficult for myself, not for others: those are the rules for the fallen. Not

I need to make it difficult for myself, not for others: those are the rules for the fallen. Not

Nina George quotes: First, that one had to gaze upon the dead, cremate them and bury their ashes - and then begin to tell their story.

First, that one had to gaze upon the dead, cremate them and bury their ashes - and then begin to tell their story.

Nina George quotes: Paper is patient; authors never are.) At

Paper is patient; authors never are.) At

Nina George quotes: Do you think only people in books do crazy things?

Do you think only people in books do crazy things?

Nina George quotes: Dreams are the interface between the worlds, between time and space.

Dreams are the interface between the worlds, between time and space.

Nina George quotes: He calls books freedoms. And homes too. They preserve all the good words that we so seldom use. Leniency. Kindness. Contradiction. Forbearance.

He calls books freedoms. And homes too. They preserve all the good words that we so seldom use. Leniency. Kindness. Contradiction. Forbearance.

Nina George quotes: He was overawed by her open, fearless affection. Was this why people liked friendship so much?

He was overawed by her open, fearless affection. Was this why people liked friendship so much?

Nina George quotes: Star salt (the stars' reflection in a river) Sun cradle (the sea) Lemon kiss (everyone knew exactly what this meant!) Family anchor (the dinner table)

Star salt (the stars' reflection in a river) Sun cradle (the sea) Lemon kiss (everyone knew exactly what this meant!) Family anchor (the dinner table)

Nina George quotes: people; 'Manners like a creased polyester shirt

people; 'Manners like a creased polyester shirt

Nina George quotes: Reading - an endless journey; a long, indeed never-ending journey that made one more temperate as well as more loving and kind.

Reading - an endless journey; a long, indeed never-ending journey that made one more temperate as well as more loving and kind.

Nina George quotes: She loved historical novels in which women dressed as men and outgrew their limited opportunities. And

She loved historical novels in which women dressed as men and outgrew their limited opportunities. And

Nina George quotes: Perdu and Cuneo gaped at creatures that seemed to have sprung from Middle Earth or Winterfell. Such is the power of books.

Perdu and Cuneo gaped at creatures that seemed to have sprung from Middle Earth or Winterfell. Such is the power of books.

Nina George quotes: I wanted never to need anyone again. I'm such a coward. Monsieur

I wanted never to need anyone again. I'm such a coward. Monsieur

Nina George quotes: She was the world breathing.

She was the world breathing.

Nina George quotes: Defiance: I see a little girl in pretend armour, fighting off all the things she doesn't want to be. Well

Defiance: I see a little girl in pretend armour, fighting off all the things she doesn't want to be. Well

Nina George quotes: Nobody would ever wise up if they hadn't at some stage been young and stupid.

Nobody would ever wise up if they hadn't at some stage been young and stupid.

Nina George quotes: The first category comprised those for whom books were the only breath of fresh air in their claustrophobic daily lives. His favorite customers. They

The first category comprised those for whom books were the only breath of fresh air in their claustrophobic daily lives. His favorite customers. They

Nina George quotes: Loving requires so much courage and so little expectation.

Loving requires so much courage and so little expectation.

Nina George quotes: We will always remain what we were to one another. Manon

We will always remain what we were to one another. Manon

Nina George quotes: She freed me from my misanthropy, silence and inhibitions. From my compulsion to only make the right moves.

She freed me from my misanthropy, silence and inhibitions. From my compulsion to only make the right moves.

Nina George quotes: And slowly, infinitely slowly, he began to trust. Not the sea, from from it; no one should make that mistake!

And slowly, infinitely slowly, he began to trust. Not the sea, from from it; no one should make that mistake!

Nina George quotes: Never listen to fear! Fear makes you stupid.

Never listen to fear! Fear makes you stupid.

Nina George quotes: Incidentally, you really can scream with your heart; but it's incredibly painful.

Incidentally, you really can scream with your heart; but it's incredibly painful.

Nina George quotes: Time. It rubs the rough edges that hurt us smooth.

Time. It rubs the rough edges that hurt us smooth.

Nina George quotes: Reading makes you impudent. Oh yes, unknown father, so it does.

Reading makes you impudent. Oh yes, unknown father, so it does.

Nina George quotes: You only really get to know your husband when he walks out on you.

You only really get to know your husband when he walks out on you.

Nina George quotes: he didn't have the courage to trust someone again. To trust someone entirely because in love there is no other way. He

he didn't have the courage to trust someone again. To trust someone entirely because in love there is no other way. He

Nina George quotes: Samy was Samantha. She was wearing a white linen dress. She also had on hobbit feet, huge and extremely hairy ones.

Samy was Samantha. She was wearing a white linen dress. She also had on hobbit feet, huge and extremely hairy ones.

Nina George quotes: The reality of love is better than its reputation.

The reality of love is better than its reputation.

Nina George quotes: Do we only decide in retrospect that we've been happy? Don't we notice when we're happy, or do we realize only much later that we were?

Do we only decide in retrospect that we've been happy? Don't we notice when we're happy, or do we realize only much later that we were?

Nina George quotes: Any man who loves a woman as she deserves to be loved is a magician.

Any man who loves a woman as she deserves to be loved is a magician.

Nina George quotes: The bookseller read Catherine like a novel. She let him leaf through her and look through her story.

The bookseller read Catherine like a novel. She let him leaf through her and look through her story.

Nina George quotes: Often it's not we who shape words, but the words we use that shape us." "You're a funny bookseller, you

Often it's not we who shape words, but the words we use that shape us." "You're a funny bookseller, you