It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.

A snowball in the face is surely the perfect beginning to a lasting friendship.

Imagine smiling after a slap in the face. Then think of doing it twenty-four hours a day.

If only she could be so oblivious again, to feel such love without knowing it, mistaking it for laughter.

Often I wish this would all be over, Liesel, but then somehow you do something like walk down the basement steps with a snowman in your hands.

I have hated words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.

I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that's where they begin. Their great skills is their capacity to escalate.

No matter how many times she was told that she was loved, there was no recognition that the proof was in the abandonment.

As always, one of her books was next to her.

If you can't imagine it, think clumsy silence. Think bits and pieces of floating despair. And drowning in a train.

Even death has a heart.

The only truth is that we cannot speak the truth . The only acceptable viewpoint is that we cannot express a viewpoint.

Our voices, our service, and our abilities are to be employed, primarily, for the glory of God.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

It's nice to really have the freedom to write what I want.

The artist works by locating the world in himself

I think it's really important to know what you're putting into your body and give it nourishment.

I'm on the advisory board of Alex's Lemonade Stand, which is a children's cancer charity. I'm so proud to be on that and help them.

When allowed to return to the class, your feelings of humility and lonesomeness will render you a much finer student and person.

You can’t bite your nose off to spite your face.

Without patience, you will never conquer endurance.