“I was a blueberry picker, bindery worker, bookstore clerk and later ma...” — Lisa McMann Quote

“I was a blueberry picker, bindery worker, bookstore clerk and later manager, and a Realtor.”

“Nearly every notable event in 'Wake' has a date or a time stamp.”

“I went to Holland Christian High School in Holland, Michigan, and to Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.”

“There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them.”

“I picked up 'On Moral Fiction' in the bookstore and looked up myself in the index, but I didn't read it through. I try not to read things that depress me.”

“A bookstore has thousands of titles to sell. You need to be the guy the store attendant recommends to the reader.”