It doesn't matter that I can't remember the details any longer: death happened to her. Death happens to all of us.

It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these

In a world where people die every day, I think the important thing to remember is that for each moment of sorrow we get when people leave this world there's a corresponding moment of joy when a new baby comes into this world. That first wail is-well, it's magic, isn't it? Perhaps it's a hard thing to say, but joy and sorrow are like milk and cookies. That's how well they go together. I think we should all take a moment to meditate on that.

I don't know much more than I did when I was alive. Most of the stuff I know now that I didn't know then I can't put into words.

The Lord of Dreams learns that one must change or die, and makes his decision

He had noticed that events were cowards: they didn't occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once.

How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow.