“ Stories about lives remembered bring us backward while allowing us to move forward. Nina Sankovitch
“ Our house was open to anyone who needed a little extra support or comfort or just a home-cooked meal. Nina Sankovitch
“ Cyril Connolly, twentieth-century writer and critic, wrote that ‘words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living.’ That was how I wanted to use books: as an escape back to… Nina Sankovitch
“ Desire for a person is not the same thing as having that unique appreciation and need for them, nor is affection. Desire waxes and wanes, and affection can be felt without long-standing commitment. Bu… Nina Sankovitch
“ Remembrance is acknowledging that a life was lived ...My father finally wrote out his memories for a reason. I took on a year of reading books for a reason. Because words are witness to life: they rec… Nina Sankovitch
“ We are what we love to read, and when we admit to loving a book, we admit that the book represents some aspect of ourselves truly, whether it is that we are suckers for romance or pining for adventure… Nina Sankovitch
