I will not know that day has come because I will not stop trying.

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.

A Christian is a perfectly free lord of all, subject to none. A Christian is a perfectly dutiful servant of all, subject of all, subject to all.

You'll have to outfly the west wind to catch me.

And after that, I watched our house collapse in on itself and I spent some time lying in the rubble. Then I vanished completely. I wasn't here at all. Then you phoned.

The one thing which seems to me quite impossible is to take into consideration the kind of book one is expected to

Respect is a one way street, it goes from bottom to top

May my heart always be open to little birds, who are the secrets of living. Whatever they sing is better than to know. And if men should not hear them - then men are old.

This is [her] soul group.’ What do you mean?’ It’s a group of souls with whom she resonates closely.

The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to find pleasure in imperfection.

I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

Somebody approached me about writing a biography on me, I told them they were too late.