He was never more sinister than when he was most polite.

A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man awoke in the night.

They knew in what they called their hearts that one can get on quite well without a mother, and that it is only the mothers who think you can't.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

It is very well to be able to write a book, but can you waggle your ears?

There are many different kinds of bravery. There's the bravery of thinking of others before one's self. Now, your father has never brandished a sword nor fired a pistol, thank heavens. But he has made many sacrifices for his family, and put away many dreams... He put them in a drawer. And sometimes, late at night, we take them out and admire them. But it gets harder and harder to close the drawer... He does. And that is why he is brave.

We have a right to know the truth; no right to ask anything else from God, but the right to know that.