I blush to think of her beholding my work," Verl confessed. So do we," Newel assured him.

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.

Make your life a story worth telling.

On the top of these mile thick slabs of ice the water is percolating quickly to the base and greasing the skids, as it were, for the slide of that ice into the ocean.

Two of the people I don't care about: fans or media.

Looking at various means of developing compassion, I think empathy is an important factor: the ability to appreciate others' suffering.

Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

The only people who really worry about money are the very poor and the very rich.

I'm not super-conservative, but a bit of tradition is nice.

In the world of classical ballet there are only a handful of story ballets, so getting a new one is cause for excitement.

I love to direct my daughter, and act with her, and we both want to work with Jane again.