You picked the right road, even though it is the most difficult. That is the essence of heroism. (p. 326)

Don't let the brownies bite.

False humility is more insulting than open pride!

In short, heroism means doing the right thing regardless of the consequences.

An unread book does nobody any good. Stories happen in the mind of a reader, not among symbols printed on a page.

Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Want a reliable road to emotional and spiritual suicide? Spend your life trying to fit in.

Hello, cell. How are you? Still dank and dirty? Me? I've taken up a new habit: talking to my cell. It's like talking to myself but slightly more pathetic.

Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards.

FABLEHAVEN: None who enter will leave unchanged. Trespassers will be turned to stone.

Hard to call it a party without sardines.

Stories make it possible for us to be human.

Care about your customers more than about yourself, and you'll do well.

I feel eternal pain for those who were killed by Hitler, but I feel no less pain for those killed on Stalin's orders. I suffer for everyone who was tortured, shot, or starved to death.

Im pretty aggressive, and maybe obnoxious, about trying to get work.

To be loved by God is the highest relationship, the highest achievement, and the highest position in life.

Just like credit card companies, or those student loan people. Now there's evil for you.

I still give myself the right to be highly critical of others, though.

There's nothing a teacher likes better than ten minute videos. It's not the whole class, but it's not too short, it's enough to wrap a lesson plan around.

Occasionally ask, "What is the connection between what I want most in life and anything I plan to do today?

There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.