Being a decent human being will require effort and energy.

A moment passed, perhaps half a second when their faces said what they felt, and then Emma was smiling, laughing, her arms around his neck.

Read a book at the right age and it will stay with you for life.

When you're reading a book, you're always looking for the natural place to stop. With a movie, you can't really have that sense of it coming momentarily to a halt; there's pressure to keep the momentum up.

Better by far to be good and courageous and bold and to make difference. Not change the world exactly, but the bit around you

[He] didn’t like to think of himself as vain, but there were definitely times when he wished there was someone on hand to take his photograph.

Find the thing you love, and do it with all your heart, to the absolute best of your ability, no matter what people say.