All boys belong in insane asylums.

Don't let the brownies bite.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I've taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It's like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.

Hard to call it a party without sardines.

It doesn't matter if the water is cold or warm if you're going to have to wade through it anyway.

I like any big city. I like any place where you can see a guy with a pants-full of pooh fighting a ghost.

Meet me in Montauk.

Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.

Liberty'''.that condition of man in which coercion of some by others is reduced as much as possible in society

Deep meaning lies often in childish play.

... much seemingly chance variation in human behavior is not due to chance; it is in fact the logical result of a few basic, observable differences in mental functioning.

I really do think that any deep crisis is an opportunity to make your life extraordinary in some way.

It was a good moment, the kind you would like to press between the pages of a book, or hide in your sock drawer, so you could touch it again.

If not enough people doubt you, you're not making a difference.