A lie keeps growing and growing until it's as plain as the nose on your face.

There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island...

Until a character becomes a personality it cannot be believed.

Landscapes of great wonder and beauty lie under our feet and all around us. They are discovered in tunnels in the ground, the heart of flowers, the hollows of trees, fresh-water ponds, seaweed jungles between tides, and even drops of water. Life in these hidden worlds is more startling in reality than anything we can imagine. How could this earth of ours, which is only a speck in the heavens, have so much variety of life, so many curious and exciting creatures?

Adults are only kids grown up

Our greatest national resource is the minds of our children.

She believed in dreams, all right, but she also believed in doing something about them. When Prince Charming didn't come along, she went over to the palace and got him.