People die of broken hearts. They have heart attacks. And it's the heart that hurts most when things go wrong and fall apart.

It's my heart that is tired. A thirteen-year-old heart shouldn't feel like this.

Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.

Rudy handed it back. "Speaking of which, I think we're both slightly in for it when we get home. You especially." "Why me?" "You know- your mama." "What about her?" Liesel was exercising the blatant right of every person who's ever belonged to a family. It's all very well for such a person to whine and moan and criticize other family members, but they won't let anyone else do it. That's when you get your back up and show loyalty.

As far as this categorization of books, the way I see it is there are really a hundred-odd categories of books plus one, and on the top shelf at home, I've got the books I love, my favorite books, and that's the type of book that I want to write.

He left Himmel Street wearing his hangover and a suit.

It was a style not of perfection, but warmth. Even mistakes had a good feeling about them