People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

Do the scary thing first, and get scared later.

Members of your family might say they are working hard all day long, while you are off at school or clarinet lessons, but the only way to know this for sure is to follow them at a discreet distance.

This knowledge sits in my heart, heavy as a paperweight.

In times of extreme stress, one can often find energy hidden in even the most exhausted areas of the body.

'Help me,' Allison says, but she is soft-spoken, and everyone she loves is so far away.

Chestnuts in stuffing tastes like someone chewed up a tree branch and then French-kissed it into your mouth.