Yesterday you asked me what the purpose of life is. I've thought about that ever since. I think it's to do good no matter what life throws at you, to not let the pain turn you bitter. It's something we have to learn, something we have to make ourselves become...Little kids don't have to learn it. They already know.

"Women," he said in disgust. I wasn't sure whether we was referring to me or nuns.

You know, sometimes you've got to trust the people you love. You've got to trust that if they're good people, they'll make good decisions.

Perhaps I wasn't going crazy after all. Perhaps I was just becoming a writer.

I've pursued dreams and achieved them, but I don't think anybody should think their life is incomplete if they don't follow some dream. Happiness doesn't come from achievements, or money, or any sort of treasure. Happiness is a frame of mind, not a destination. It's appreciating what you've got and building relationships with those around you.

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

Fairy's side note: Even people who don't believe in magic really do.