Fly! There's a lot of sky out there for brave birds.

Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back... I'm telling you.

Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical." "That's just a story." "So are we- we're stories too.

I think it's strange to live in a house with someone you cannot talk to-especially when that someone is your father-and the thought makes me a little sad.

You better watch out, or you're going to be defeated by pessimism!

Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight.

I can be a very valuable friend to you, but you do not want me as an enemy.