The sparrow flies south for the winter.

We're not retreating, we're advancing in reverse.' --Skulduggery Pleasant

Doors are for people with no imagination.

I love you all, even those I don’t particularly like. That’s you, Beryl.

I'm sophisticated, charming, suave, and debonair, Professor. But I have never claimed to be civilized.

Kindness suits you." "Really? I think I'm quite allergic to it.

The Baron, unfortunately, turns it all the way up to eleven." "Seriously? Because, you know, that's one more evil

Well, for future reference, this is my serious face.

Plans are invitation to disappointment.

I'm placing you under arrest for murder, conspiracy to commit murder and, I don't know, possibly littering.

Are you sulking?” “Me? No. I don’t sulk.” “You sound like you’re sulking.” “I’m just waiting for the violent urges to subside.

The more the words of others impressed him with their factual content, the more he felt he must wait for his own facts before being tempted into words.

True fashion should reflect deeper feelings of inner passion for life.

Allow others to call you guru but do not let yourself become one.

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.

I'm a housewife: I spend far more time on housework than anything else.

The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.

We are very far from always knowing our own wishes.

Off-the-rack solutions, like bargain basement dresses, never fit anymore.

Nothing can replace the excitement, the magic, and yes the glamour of a Ziegfeld show.

In the poorest of the poor we see Jesus in distressed guise.