„He would have been uneasy living with art that was too obviously expensive […] like hanging your bank balance on the wall“

(David Abbott: „The Upright Piano Player“, Seite 36)

„His suitcase held few clothes, but was heavy with books. His great fear was of being stranded with nothing to read […].“

(David Abbott: „The Upright Piano Player“, Seite 39)

„My eyes were as starved for words as the rest of me was for dinner.“

(Laurie Halse Anderson: „Chains“, Seite 59)