Some people are just sad when there aren't talking squirrels.” —Lily Winter

Odd names: Winter, Autumn—they almost sound as if someone just made them up.” —Dubb

Tavin cupped his hands to his mouth. “Here, dragon-dragon-dragon!” he yelled.Lily stared in amazement. Well, that was bold, she thought, and stupid.

You won't find the tales I bear in any books . . . My tales are from the Moon Realm.” —Ebb Autumn

But—" yelped Twizbang, “Greydor will eat us!

Having an eye for beauty isn't the same thing as a weakness.

Never underestimate what teens can understand or do. They're smart, creative, and fresh-minded. I wish I was one.

...the three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.

My idea of heaven used to be relaxing at home with a cheese plate and champagne.

I have learned to prize holy ignorance more highly than religious certainty and to seek companions who have arrived at the same place.

To defeat ISIS and let Iran get nuclear weapons would be to win the battle and lose the war.

America will be disadvantaged, just like Detroit was disadvantaged when they couldn't build smaller cars in the '70s or '80s. The world shifts.

Heritage will remain, first and foremost, a research institute dedicated to impeccable research and data-driven policy analysis.

Manuscripts don't burn.

Holy Mother Church teaches us to end the year and also our days with an examination of conscience...to be grateful and to ask for forgiveness.