You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like.

Everybody gets scared sometimes, May Belle. You don't have to be ashamed.

a work that intends to be art must first be entertaining.

We book people are always preaching about reading aloud to children, but unless you do, you can't realize how it enriches family life.

Shh" he said. "Look." "Where?" "Can't you see'um?" he whispered. "All the Terabithians standing on tiptoe to see you." "Me?" "Shh, yes. There's a rumor going around that the beautiful girl arrving today might be the queen they've been waiting for.

Trouble can always be borne when it is shared.

Read for fun, read for information, read in order to understand yourself and other people with quite different ideas. Learn about the world beyond your door. Learn to be compassionate and grow in wisdom. Books can help us in all these ways.