Matthew Pearl Inspirational Quotes (5)

Romance is not an idea, but a moment. An unspoken glance when someone looks into your eyes and knows exactly who you are, what you need.

Though a woman tempted man to eat, my dear Longfellow, said Holmes, you never hear of Eve having to do with his drinking, for he took to that of his own notion.

I prefer the society of one faithful person to an association of rapid talkers, who more than anything else seek admiration from one another.

Imagine! It is the real power of a book--not what is on the page, but what happens when a reader takes the pages in, makes it part of himself. That is the definition of literature.

Strangers talking over piles of books do not remain strangers for long.