Above, the stars shone hard and bright, sparks struck off the dark skin of the universe.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

The water was glassy and calm, still candy-colored in the afterglow of sunset.

A life without love is like a tree without fruit.

The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool.

Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.

Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there... and still on your feet.

She shrugged. "You can be happy for someone else's good fortune, but that doesn't mean you forget your own bad luck.

Theatre is a must for actors. They should try it at least once. It makes you disciplined, teaches you to respect your work, and boosts your confidence as an actor.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Life is not always perfect. Like a road, it has many bends, ups and down, but that's its beauty.

It is a curious fact that with 'Through the Looking-Glass' the faculty of making book illustrations departed from me... I have done nothing in that direction since.

I think it's important to remember how quickly sports popularity can change.

Think for a minute about what makes you fabulous and how you can celebrate it.

You can't enjoy light verse with a heavy heart.

I was a very keen reader of science fiction, and during the time I was going to libraries, it was good, written by people who knew their science.

I can do anything I want, basically, as long as it doesn't involve athletic ability, or something like that.