“One thing I was realizing from seeing Rob was that, if you don’t talk about your past, and you work in a bookshop, then your topics of conversation are basically 1. Books I’ve read and liked and why. 2. Books I’ve read and not liked and why. 3. Books I want to read, but haven’t yet, and why. 4. Books I have decided not to read and why.”

“One thing I was realizing from seeing Rob was that, if you don’t talk about your past, and you work in a bookshop, then your topics of conversation are basically 1. Books I’ve read and liked and why. 2. Books I’ve read and not liked and why. 3. Books I want to read, but haven’t yet, and why. 4. Books I have decided not to read and why.”

— Stephanie Butland