“Have you forgotten about our fox? - Helen Oyeyemi

The general advice is always be yourself, be yourself, which only makes sense if you haven't got an attitude problem.

Solitary people, these book lovers. I think it's swell that there are people you don't have to worry about when you don't see them for a long time, you don't have to wonder what they do, how they're getting along with themselves. You just know that they're all right, and probably doing something they like.

I was born, and then I was quietly resentful of that fact for a few years...but then I went to a library and it was okay.