It occurred to her that nobody really knew what anybody else was upset about, and that seemed like a terrible thing.

Oh, my goodness, ” said Louisiana. “I’m just all filled up with feathers and regrets. And fears. I have a lot of fears.

There was something scary about watching adults sleep. It was as if no one at all were in charge of the world.

Listen, said Beverly. Let me tell you something. There is no Very Friendly Animal Center. That cat is long gone.

If the wishes came true, they came true in terrible ways. Wishes were dangerous things. That was the idea you got from fairy tales.

In a sense who you are has always been a story that you told to yourself. Now your self is a story that you tell to others.

Energy work is priceless. It makes every day extraordinary and transforms the mundane to the holy.

Do not destroy that immortal emblem of humanity, the Declaration of Independence.

If a man's at odds to know his own mind it's because he hasn't got aught but his mind to know it with.

Global warming is a total, and very expensive, hoax!

There is no repose for the mind except in the absolute; for feeling, except in the infinite; for the soul, except in the divine.

Having seen war, you obviously learned to hate war.

One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.

My parents were liberal intellectuals but even they expected me to stay at home and look after my younger siblings and do the housework.

A Movie That Costs Only $1.6 Million Doesn't Have to Be a Cultural Event to Turn a Profit.