Well-read people are less likely to be evil.

The way sadness works is one of the strange riddles of the world. If you are stricken with a great sadness, you may feel as if you have been set aflame, not only because of the enormous pain, but also because your sadness may spread over your life, like smoke from an enormous fire.

Tell it to everyone you know, but pretend you're kidding.

There are many, many types of books in the world, which makes good sense, because there are many, many types of people, and everybody wants to read something different.

It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.

When do you learn that the world, like any diner worth its salt, is open twenty-four hours a day?

Sometimes the things you’ve lost can be found again in unexpected places.