Writing for adults, you have to keep reminding them of what is going on. The poor things have given up using their brains when they read. Children you only need to tell things to once.

One person ought to treat another person properly, even if the person's himself.

Things are going round and round in my head--or maybe my head is going round and round in things.

He scarcely saw his parents. When Christopher was small, he was terrified that he would meet Papa out walking in the Park one day and not recognize him.

My shining dishonesty will be the salvation of me.

It's amazing the way one can take a step ten and a half miles long and still always land in a cowpat.

I'll show you how," Peter said. "Stop hiding behind your ignorance.