I have received two guesses, both off by the same single letter*, so we're stll playing!

Ani-als s-are -it- -s t-e pri-ile-e o- -a-in- a so-l.
P-t-a-or-s

Letters to Guess: CDFGHJKMQUVWXYZ



AmberLee: E(4)=8
Reggie: B(0)=0
vinjashira: T(3)=3
Killearn Kitties: A(6) P(2)=14
pitc9: O(3)=6
JuniorxMyxLove: I(5)=10
Catty1: R(3)=3
Miss Z: S(5)=5
Almita: L(3)=3
DrGoodnow: N(2)=2

*I am taking the spelling from the book from which I got the quote, though I do acknowledge the word has more than one spelling.