I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.

Don't gobblefunk around with words.

A girl should think about making herself look attractive so she can get a good husband later on. Looks is more important than books, Miss Hunky..." "The name is Honey," Miss Honey said. "Now look at me," Mrs Wormwood said. "Then look at you. You chose books. I chose looks.

What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!

It was slowly beginning to dawn upon Henry that nothing is any fun if you can get as much of it as you want. Especially money.

There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be.

Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!