I'd rather be a freak than a clone.

She always had that about her, that look of otherness, of eyes that see things much too far, and of thoughts that wander off the edge of the world.

A named thing is a tamed thing.

A man may plant a tree for a number of reasons. Perhaps he likes trees. Perhaps he wants shelter. Or perhaps he knows that someday he may need the firewood.

I think if you are an outsider then you are an outsider always.

I've nothing against kids reading anything they please, but I do have a problem with pink books for girls and black books for boys.

Some people spend the whole of their lives sitting waiting for one train, only to find that they never even made it to the station.