In fact, he sorely hoped that it would happen, because otherwise, the world made no sense, there was no justice, and life was just a tangled ball of chaos.

Children see magic because they look for it.

He loved constantly, instantly, spontaneously, without thought or words. That's what he taught me. Love is not something you think about, it is a state in which you dwell. That was his gift.

It's wildly irritating to have invented something as revolutionary as sarcasm, only to have it abused by amateurs.

If you think anyone is sane you just don’t know enough about them. The key — and this is very relevant in our case — is to find someone whose insanity dovetails with your own.

Oh, we are but soft and squishy bags of mortality rolling in a bin of sharp circumstance, leaking life until we collapse, flaccid, into our own despair.

Nobody's perfect... Well, there was this one guy, but we killed him.

I was seven before I realized that you could eat breakfast with your pants on.

If you think anyone is sane you just don't know enough about them.

Canada is a myth people made up to entertain children, like the Tooth Fairy. There’s no such place.

So hey, once Joshua heals your brother, you want to go do something, get some pomegranate juice, a falafel,or get married or something?

I've realized that, sometimes, you have to let people go. But I'm really glad I have someone to hold on to.

Well I've been writing books. So that, by its nature, is kind of a solitary occupation. And from time to time I have research help, but mostly I've done those completely on my own.

Nobody's born rotten. You just don't have bad kids. It's not true. There is no such thing. But we can make them bad.

People are very sincere in their praise, and you can't take it lightly.

I used to carry a rabbit's foot for luck. Then it was a monkey's paw. Now it's a camel's toe.

It's very hard to know who your readers are, but that's who I'm... if I have somebody in my head, that's probably who it is.

The greatest act of courage is not falling in love But, despite everything, falling in love again.

If you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against.

Vengeance comes from the individual and punishment from God.

You must not you worry about leaks or pieces [stolen] on your computer. You just make songs, you gotta make music, keep stuff out. You may not know rap, but that's how it works.