Be wise. Be brave. Be tricky.

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

The world seemed to shimmer a little at the edges.

I will be brave, thought Coraline. No, I am brave.

Coraline shivered. She preferred her other mother to have a location: if she were nowhere, then she could be anywhere. And, after all, it is always easier to be afraid of something you cannot see.

I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?

Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.

You know I love you, ' said the other mother flatly.'You have a very funny way of showing it, ' said Coraline.

Mirrors, ' she said, 'are never to be trusted.

We...we could be friends.'We COULD be rare specimens of an exotic breed of dancing African elephants, but we're not. At least, I'M not.

No, " said the cat. "Now, you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.

she kept sliding down, in small half-willing surrenders, till she was a heap, with the book held tiringly above her face.

Stick on your originality, yes I know few people will call you a boring person but millions will fall in love with you because of your authenticity.

I like to think of the world's greatest athlete coming up to bat against me - Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky, I don't care who it is - and I'm looking at him thinking, you have no chance.

I like all the angels around because they protect me and my daughter. I mean, her Dad's an angel.

A little bit of attention and kindness can totally change a whole life, and a lack of that can do the same.

You don’t need to seek opportunity. All you have to do is seek God. And if you seek God, opportunity will seek you.

The world should be full of love. Love. Love is the most important thing in the world.

I wrote six versions of a 30-second tease for an NBA game. You never get it right on the first try.

Ain't nothing greater than an x-rater with a nickname like Vibrator.

I don't think people are interested in my personal life. I've never had a Hollywood life. I've always been a worker.