I thought there were moments to complain about your parents and moments to be grateful, and it was a shame to mix those moments up.

You know, I don't think there's anything truly unforgivable. Not where there's love.

Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come.

Lots of people go mad in January. Not as many as in May, of course. Nor June. But January is your third most common month for madness.

. . . strange and fantastic things really happen. During a rainstorm in Australia, fish fall from the sky; several Southern states consider legislation that would make the licking of toads illegal; Lisa Presley marries Michael Jackson. You read these things and you think to yourself that realism may not be the best medium through which to express the real world.

Let us never underestimate the power of a well-written letter.

In general, librarians enjoyed special requests. A reference librarian is someone who likes the chase. When librarians read for pleasure, they often pick a good mystery.