...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.

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

But to me, the most important page in my daughter's book is the last one - because it's blank. It says, "Your Hero's Photo Here," and, "Your Hero's Story Here."

It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.

Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.

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.

People are more twisted than people think.