It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

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.

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

Well, let me tell you something, Caveman. You are here on account of one person. If it wasn't for that person, you wouldn't be here digging holes in the hot sun. You know who that person is?" "My no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.

In a way, it made him sad. He couldn't help but think that a hundred times zero was still nothing.

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

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.