It is a bad thing to have love and nowhere to put it.

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

Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.

Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart. (Old Doll)

There ain't a body, be it mouse or man, that ain't made better by a little soup.

I always write with music. It takes me a while to figure out the right piece of music for what I'm working on. Once I figure it out, that's the only thing I'll play.

Wayne Wang, the director of Because of Winn-Dixie the movie, understood the book and transferred as much of the feeling of the book onto film as humanly possible. I think he did a fabulous job. And also I'm thrilled because the movie brings people to the book - people that wouldn't know about the book - and that's a great thing.