Don't ever leave me again." -Max I won't. I won't not ever." -Fang

I'm gonna barf," I whispered to Fang,wiping my sweaty hands on my jeans. You'll be fine," he whipered back. "You always are. I'm gonna die," I moaned. You can't die," he said a hint of a smile in his voice."You're the indesructible Max.

Why do things this beautiful make me want to cry?" I asked Michael as I leaned into him. It was an unguarded question, one I'd never have asked of Hugh. "I don't know," said Michael. "Maybe beauty, true beauty, is so overwhelming, it goes straight to our hearts. Maybe it makes us feel emotions that are locked away inside.

Advice: Don’t wait until someone you have issues with — especially someone you’re related to — gets shot before you work it out.

It's our job - as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles - to find books our kids are going to like.

You see, one of the best things about reading is that you'll always have something to think about when you're not reading.

Who, last time I'd checked, was still on our official archenemy list. (Yes, we have to keep a list. It's kind of sad.)