There was something irresistible about popcorn.

What a pity every child couldn't learn to read under a willow tree.

the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out.

There is no escape if love is not there

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

The impression of strength came from an extraordinary vitality that seemed to pulse in the very air around him

Tis a strange thing, that the only friends I have I found in the same way, lying flat in the meadows, crying as if their hearts would break.

From that first moment, in a way she could never explain, the Meadows claimed her and made her their own.

How right- how incredibly, utterly right- and how impossible!

There is no escape if love is not there," Hannah had said. Had Hannah known when she herself had not even suspected? It was not escape that she had dreamed about, it was love.

All the way up the river she's been holding back somehow, waiting. Now you'll both have to wait. I'm not going to disappoint her, Kit. When I take you on board the Witch, it's going to be for keeps.

My hope, my heaven, my trust must be, My gentle guide, in following thee.

Have WILD imaginings and then ask for ALL of them!

A Man of wisdom is one who discusses everything other than his achievements, a Fool speaks only of his achievements

Looks like my superpowers don’t come with automatic manicures, thank heaven. I hate long nails.

We will not wake up ten years from now and find we have passively taken on the character of God.

I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me this gift. And thank you for helping me to keep going.'

It's not about being tough but to accept your weaknesses and work to get stronger day by day.

As for health, consider yourself well.

Through self-knowledge you begin to find out what is God, what is truth, what is that state which is timeless. In self-knowledge is the whole universe; it embraces all the struggles of humanity.

One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists, sourpusses.