Reynie's fce fell. 'It's not funny, Kate.' For a moment - a fleeting moment - Kate looked desperately sad. 'Well, of course it's not funny, Reynie Muldoon. But what do you want me to do? Cry?

One problem with being a leader, is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you -- and you alone -- to whom the others look for final guidance.

May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home.

Is this what family is like: the feeling that everyone’s connected, that with one piece missing, the whole thing’s broken?

The gym is always open, except when it's closed.

Rules and school are tools for fools! I don't give two mules for rules.

Now listen, we need to be quiet as mice. No, quieter than that. As quiet as...as..." "Dead mice?" Reynie suggested. "Perfect," said Kate with an approving nod. "As quiet as dead mice.

Remember, children. For every exit, there is also an entrance. ~ Milligan, The Mysterious Benedict Society

I was always interested in the possibility maybe of finding my way into a big adventure.

Daddy, will you take me to the mill, again?

Poor Kate,"said Constance,"she's lost her marbles.

Whatever is worthy of adventure, can only be experienced.

A person who is interrupted while performing a task takes 50% more time to complete it and make 50% more errors.

I want to see peace in the country.

The trouble with boxing is that too often it ends in sadness.

Liposuction isn't an option, because I don't have any fat under my skin. The solution? ReFirme, which is painless

I wish my kid would act like my dog sometimes. My dog listens to me and does what I tell him to do.

Jesus taught that the mark of the Christian is the observable love shown among all true believers.

I've come to the conclusion that a long personal relationship is next to impossible for me. Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.

I bet your mom would let me." -Pigeon, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus-

But as de old folk always say, Ah'm born but Ah ain't dead. No tellin' whut Ah'm liable tuh do yet.