Did I mention I've finally decided on a nickname for you?" "I didn't know you were looking." Well, I've given the matter some serious thought." "And what have you come up with?" "Cookie," I anounced proudly. Xavier scrunched up his face. "No way." "You don't like it? What about Bumblebee?" "Worse." "Snookie-Wookie?" "Do you have any cyanide?" "Well, some of us are just a bit hard to please.

That was one of the saddest things about people--their most important thoughts and feelings often went unspoken and barely understood.

If you want me . . . you’ve got me.

Don't worry, Beth; there's nothing I love more than a challenge.

How could you tell children they were playing with fire if they´d never had the experience of being burned?

Sometimes it's the little things that count most.

(Beth) "I don't care anymore." I turned my face up toward Heaven. "That's not my home anymore. You are.