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.

There was something irresistible about popcorn.

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.

Nature can counsel nothing but crime.

Story = Character + Predicament + Attempted Extrication

Greed is permanent slavery

Playing with Paul Scholes is like playing with the light on.

I don't make people bend over backwards, and I don't like that in people. I am definitely no diva.

Until I did my work and I did my utmost best, I feel like I don't have a right to feel excited.

The ideas of control and improvements are often confused with one another. This is because quality control and quality improvement are inseparable.

Chicken, brown rice, and veggies is a great healthy dinner option. It's full of whole grains and protein, and will keep you full for a long time.

It is art's task to make manifest the contradictions of Being