An idea doesn't die," said Trapp. "It exists somewhere, in its own dimension, waiting to be perceived.

You need a reason to be sad. You don't need a reason to be happy.

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

The impossible is more believable than the highly improbable.

The bark on the tree was just a little softer.

But I'm taking small steps 'Cause I don't know where I'm going I'm taking small steps And I don't know what to say. Small steps, Trying to pull myself together And maybe I'll discover A clue along the way!

Not counting Small Steps, I think Holes is my best book, in terms of plot, and setting, and the way the story revealed itself. It hasn’t changed my life, other than that I have more money than I did before I wrote it. I’m still too close to Small Steps to compare it to Holes.