You have only one life, make the most of it

If only, if only, the moon speaks no reply; Reflecting the sun and all that's gone by. Be strong my weary wolf, turn around boldly. Fly high, my baby bird, My angel, my only

Each beat told him he was still alive, at least for one more second.

The impossible is more believable than the highly improbable.

I may have ruined my life, but at least I got to eat some really good Chinese food.

There is no lake at Camp Green Lake.

I remember my fourth grade teacher reading 'Charlotte's Web' and 'Stuart Little' to us - both, of course, by E. B. White. His stories were genuinely funny, thought provoking and full of irony and charm. He didn't condescend to his readers, which was why I liked his books, and why I wasn't a big reader of other children's' books.