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 i…

- Matthew Pearl

Yes, we rather condemn people for eternity without the courtesy of informing them.

- Matthew Pearl

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

- Matthew Pearl

With James Reese’s vivid and chilling novel, readers will gain a whole new appreciation of two gothic landmarks, Dracula and Jack the Ripper. Not onl…

- Matthew Pearl

Shakespeare brings us to know ourselves. Dante, with his dissection of all others, bids us to know one another.

- Matthew Pearl

He was outwardly calm but inwardly bleeding to death.

- Matthew Pearl

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.

- Matthew Pearl

Remember that there are two things in this life that are never worth crying about: what can be cured and what cannot be cured.

- Matthew Pearl

...and luckily I have enough in my head to balance what is wanting in my back.

- Matthew Pearl