...to her all books were the same and, as with her subjects, she felt a duty to approach them without prejudice...Lauren Bacall, Winifred Holtby, Sylvia Plath - who were they? Only be reading could she find out.

“It's subjunctive history. You know, the subjunctive? The mood used when somethi…”

“Life is rather like a tin of sardines - we're all of us looking for the key.”

“Authors, she soon decided, were probably best met within the pages of their nov…”

“Четенето е самовглъбяване. Затваряне в себе си.”