..As always, she was carrying the washing. Rudy was carrying two buckets of cold water, or as he put it, two buckets of future ice.

A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.

… it was raining on Himmel Street when the world ended for Liesel Meminger. The sky was dripping. Like a tap that a child has tried its hardest to turn off but hasn’t quite managed.

Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.

Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness.

Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.

I have to say that although it broke my heart, I was, and still am, glad I was there.

Please, trust me, I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.

I guess that’s the beauty of books. When they finish they don’t really finish.

Sometimes I just survive. But sometimes I stand on the rooftop of my existence, arms stretched out, begging for more.

If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter.

Yes, I'm a fan of living some part of each day with my head in the clouds.

It is intolerance to speak of toleration. Away with the word from the dictionary!

My favourite city is Moscow, because of its history, which I find fascinating. As I learned to speak Russian, it made it even more interesting.

Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more, believing in yourself.

I've never met a leopard print I didn't like.

Winning the Stanley Cup in '99 was a dream come true. I'll never forget it.

Grace is the truth that Jesus came to give us.

I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs

What has happened by chance is often difficult to repeat when it is sought deliberately. Chance is a genius.

Don't tell me about your effort. Show me your results