"The wonderful thing about books -and the thing that made them a refuge for the islanders during the occupation- is that they take us out of our time and place and understanding, and transport us not just into the world of a story, but in the world of our fellow readers, who have stories of their own."

-Afteword by Annie Barrows

in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

"The flickering flame of life required not only bodily nourishment (candy from vending machines), but spiritual ailment, that is, books. Mary Ann could no more endure a day without reading than she could grow feathers, so she helped herself to the offerings at the Guernsey airport bookstore."

- in the Afterward by Annie Barrows about Mary Ann Shaffer- writer of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

"Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers. How delightful if that were true."- character Juliet

-in The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows