Believable has nothing to do with true.

Shelving books incorrectly is as good as stealing them. It’s almost worse.

You always leave something behind when you start something new.

That’s the key to happiness,” Abbey declares. “Join the right circus.

Where did you hide your Mockingbirds?" he asks."Ornithology," she replies."You hid TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD with the bird books?" I ask.Elena shrugs. "I was being ironic.

Do you want to be in our mob?" Elena asks him."When did we get a mob?" he says."We don't have one yet. I'm working on it."Michael turns to me."It's got something to do with books.""In that case," says Michael, "I'm in.

It's true," says Michael. "Dicken's novels came out in monthly installments. People couldn't wait for the next chapter to arrive. Mobs would gather at train stations and shipyards so they could be first in line to get the next part of the book.""Mobs?" I say......."People don't feel that way about books anymore," Elena says sadly. "Some people do," I say.

I'm not one of those people who think that cancer is some kind of jousting match. People live or die based on good medicine, good luck, and the grace of God. The people that die from it did not fail. The people who live will die another day.

But in the book," I say, "the mockingbird is supposed to be a symbol of innocence. That's why it's a sin to kill one.""Who says it's a symbol of innocence?" asks Mort."Teachers," I tell him. "Book reviewers, critics --""Wikipedia," Elena calls from behind the window display.

Mark Twain made black people look like buffoons," [says Michael].Mort doesn't look up. He doesn't know what we're talking about, but that doesn't stop him from joining the conversation. "Michael," says Mort, "Mark Twain made everybody look like buffoons. He was an equal opportunity buffoon maker.