Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times?

Beauty and fear make uneasy companions

Sometimes, when you're so sad you don't know what to do, it helps to be angry.

It's the same in real life: Notorious murderers get off scot-free and live happily all their lives, while good people die - sometimes the very best people. That's the way of the world.

Are you really going to catch us and take us back to Esther? We don’t belong to her, you know.” Embarrassed, Victor stared at his shoes. “Well, children all have to belong to somebody,” he muttered. “Do you belong to someone?” “That’s different.” “Because you’re a grown-up?

I like to visit my horse, have a walk with my dog.

She is a real bookworm. I think she lives on print. Her whole house is full of books - looks as if she likes them better than human company.