If there is anything that I think I might use later, I underline it.

I read my books out loud to myself because of the demands of the story and demands of language.

She was working to remind herself of who she was. She was working to remember that somewhere in another place entirely she was known and loved.

The undoing is almost always more difficult than the doing.

I never want to be a role model.

Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted.

The world is dark, and light is precious. Come closer, dear reader. You must trust me. I am telling you a story.