Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky.

He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato

What was the power that turned the worm into a moth? It was greater than any power the Builders had had, he was sure of that. The power that ran the city of Ember was feeble by comparison...

The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is.

Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself.

She lifted her chin and glared at him. “If you had but asked, I would’ve informed you that I do not attend masquerades.” “That is precisely why I didn’t ask.

True genius doesn't fulfill expectations it shatters them.

A safety net of small white lies can be the bedrock of a successful marriage. You wouldn't believe how cheaply I can do a kitchen renovation.

I'm a one-man kind of girl, and I only want a man who's a one-woman man.

There are a lot of things that frustrate me. I get frustrated when I have to wait at a red light.

May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.

Worry is an addiction that interferes with compassion.

I'm very proud to have joined with conservatives in both the Senate and the House to reform how we target bad guys.

I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. If it's a sock puppet, if it's a stool, I'll do it.