If only Uncle Monty knew what we know," Violet said, "and Stephano knew that he knew what we know. But Uncle Monty doesn't know what we know, and Stephano knows that he doesn't know what we know." "I know," Klause said. "I know you know," Violet said

One has to adopt a sort of Zen calm, in which you know you wrote the best book that you could at the time.

In general, of course, a stranger who tries to get you into an automobile is anything but noble, and in general a person who quotes great American novelists is anything but treacherous, and in general a man who says you needn't worry about money, or a man who smokes cigarettes, is somewhere in between.

We laughed the rest of the way, because the point of this story is, it is not the cookies. It is the love.

Miracles can happen, even to those who are small, flammable, and dressed all in black.

It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing.

When you need a haircut, it looks like you have no one to take care of you.