Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag?

Without books I would not have become a vivacious reader, and if you are not a reader you are not a writer.

Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag?

Trusting someone was like holding a little water in your cupped hands - it was so easy to spill the water, and you could never get it back.

It's great that in the German language I've sold almost 30 million books. Isn't that amazing?

Having faith in God did not mean sitting back and doing nothing. It meant believing you would find success if you did your best honestly and energetically.

You never know," Jack said speculatively. "There may come a time when savages like William Hamleigh aren't in power; when the laws protect the ordinary people instead of enslaving them; when the king makes peace instead of war. Think of that - a time when towns in England don't need walls!