Because,' she said, 'when you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave.

Start telling the stories that only you can tell.

Remember your name. Do not lose hope ---what you seek will be found.

I'm a stranger," pointed out Bod. "You're not," she said, definitely. "You're a little boy." And then she said, "And you're my friend. So you can't be a stranger.

Be boring, knowing everything. You have to give all that stuff up if you're going to muck about here.

Some of the things are the same no matter which world you're in, kid. One of 'em is this: The quickest way out of something is usually straight through it.

Librarians are the coolest people out there doing the hardest job out there on the frontlines. And every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I'm always impressed by their sheer awesomeness.