He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory.

One of the problems you have when you read with kids is that once they like something they want you to read it a hundred times.

I never knew words could be so confusing," Milo said to Tock as he bent down to scratch the dog's ear. "Only when you use a lot to say a little," answered Tock. Milo thought this was quite the wisest thing he'd heard all day.

But I suppose there's a lot to see everywhere, if only you keep your eyes open.

You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge and not get wet.

Where is the sound?" someone hastily scribbled on the blackboard, and they all waited anxiously for the reply. Milo caught his breath, picked up the chalk, and explained simply, "It's on the tip of my tongue.

Do you think it will rain? Milo: But I thought you were the Weather Man? No, I'm the Whether man, for it is more important to know whether there will be weather, whether than what the weather will be.