Did you think that rats do not have hearts? Wrong. All living things have a heart. And the heart of any living thing can be broken.
Kate DiCamilloI will be brave, thought Despereaux. I will try to be brave like a knight in shining armour. I will be brave for the Princess Pea.
Kate DiCamilloBut let's not speak of what might have been. Let us speak instead of what is. You are whole.
Kate DiCamillo