It's certainly not too late to change to the winning side. But you know, you also have the freedom to stay just where you are. That's what it means to be an American. That's the miracle of America. Freedom to believe means the freedom to believe the wrong thing, after all. Just as freedom of speech gives you the right to stay silent.

You know what my mum once said?’ said Rosie… ‘She said that if a just-married couple put a coin in a jar every time they make love in their first year, and take a coin out for every time that they make love in the years that follow, the jar will never be emptied.’ And this means…?’ Well’, she said. ‘It’s interesting, isn’t it?

You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary.

I see libraries and librarians as frontline soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination.

The moonlight was enough. It would do.

Richard opened his hand, and the key stared up at him from his palm. "By my crooked teeth," asked Richard, remembering, "who am I?

There may be a parallel between woodcuts and radio; radio plays are a living art form everywhere except the USA.