Don't just read words,' he would tell her as he held up the latest story, 'devour them. Let the words create new worlds.

The only wishes that will ever change you are the kind that may, at any moment, eat you whole.

That's the magic of books. They're never quite the same for any two people. When you read one, you automatically make it your own.

Even the plants in Arizona wanted to hurt you.

Happy is entirely up to you and always has been.

But that's how life is. You never know how it's going to turn out, and you can't plan for everything. You just have to do your best dealing with things as they come and hope people forgive you when you make a mistake.

Very often the lessons you learn are more important than the things you accomplish