Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.

...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.

Some people help thousands of people directly, like Marie Curie or Susan B. Anthony. Others help us by inspiring us, like Amelia Earhart. But you do have to help someone.

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.

My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.

A little threat of evil is always the far better way to fill the seats. But sometimes the monsters aren't who we think they are.

...as your father, my instinct is to protect you ... Other people will want to protect you too. But remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget the prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.