Kate had never in her life seen such frightful deformities, and the goblins had never seen such a hideous dress.

Kate felt very offended. 'I am not an elf,' she insisted. 'I'm an Englishwoman!

For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and watched other people die?

Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in politeness be said.

Em, I am trying to have an important conversation!" shouted Seylin. "I will not change into a cat!

Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know it’s going to be okay.

Forks are absurd, he scoffed. They insult your food. They make it think you're killing it twice.

Don't fret. We'll just have to find something else you're good at besides killing people.

Mom actually said that?" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math!

Only later did he remember his pride-and the shattering cost of an illusive sense of freedom.

Young men speak about the future because they have no past, and old men speak of the past because they have no future.

My reality isn't as gracious as it use to be, so I create things that are.

The intention (of an artist) is (the same as a scientist)...to discover and reveal what is unsuspected but significant in life.

I believe one would write better if the climate were bad. If there were a lot of wind and storms for example.

I honestly and truly love and believe in what I'm making, and it's not a joke, whereas some people would take a singer-songwriter sitting behind an acoustic guitar as sincere.

Never underestimate the power of a simple tool.

I've felt that in the past, where I just felt like I had to keep drawing in the same way to maintain this sameness and rhythm throughout an entire book, and it was not really necessary.

Love is the force that leaves you colorless

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.