What do people want? Well, you really can’t talk about wants until you talk about needs.

Just like old librarians, old coins are often more valuable than they appear at face value.

Remember that other people are as real as you.Other people's feelings are as real as yours.In fact, our feelings are what make us real.

What’s wrong with just talking? Isn’t that why bars were invented? So you could talk to somebody over a drink—as opposed to sitting at home alone getting sloshed?

Is that what I wanted? To be in the middle of something complicated and dramatic? To be a cheerleader for someone else’s romance? Or to have a romance of my own?

some wishes come true. some wishes dont. sometimes you find out you were wishing for the completely wrong thing.

Many things can cause us to worry, but a kind word or deed can do wonders. Sometimes that's all we need to feel better.

If your hogs have warts, call us. Hogwarts Wart Removal. 555-HOGWARTS

I like working on stories where I can explore the darker corners of childhood without illustrations but with humor.

I like that there's no love as fierce as the love you feel for your family that there's no one you feel more protective of than the very same people who can drive you crazy.

I don't think all writers are sad, she said.I think it's the other way around—all sad people write.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.

If you are not doing what your passion is, you are putting it on layaway.

There wasn't much as a kid that inspired me in what I did as an adult.

It's not my fault if the media and the public are more interested in Tiger Woods than in women farm workers.

Texas has done a very good job of securing their borders with the help of the federal government. California has done a good job.

I'm your mother. I see all. Hear all. Know all.

The only reason Christ submitted himself to the horrendous experience of bearing the sins of the entire world is because his death provided the only way for reconciliation with God.

There is no such thing as outside the universe, as far as we can tell.