Night was fading over the fields as if the rain had washed the darkness out of the hem of its garment.

The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.

Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else.

It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place

Down there the nights are bright and nobody believes in the Devil.

The night belongs to beasts of prey, and always has. It's easy to forget that when you're indoors, protected by light and solid walls.

As Mo had said: writing stories is a kind of magic, too.

It [the book] was spinning a magic spell around her heart, sticky as a spider's web and enchantingly beautiful..

Because fear kills everything, " Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination.

I always used to read aloud to her in the evenings--

You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them...

As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music.

There was an edge to his expression, like he didn't trust anyone who was more attractive than he was.

Fear tastes like a rusty knife and do not let her into your house.

You must control your anger and jealousy and possessive nature or, as you become more powerful and your will increases in strength, you will injure others.

Of course men play roles, but women play roles too, blanker ones. They have, in the play of life, fewer good lines.

As for dream roles, they usually just speak to you. I just crave complex characters.

How many million more souls are to pass into eternity without having heard the name of Jesus?

If I'm not on tour, I can run down to the comedy club and do a little stand-up. If you're an actor, you can't go - I guess there's forms of it.

Reality is the name we give to our disappointments.

Choice dependent on wealth; those are the Tory words.