Charlotte wondered if she would have recognized the crazy much earlier if he looked more like Steve Buscemi then Mr. Medieval Hotness.

But, how do you know if an ending is truly good for the characters unless you've traveled with them through every page?

Even the jerks earn some of our affection. We can be glad they're gone and yet still mourn the good parts.

The woman gestured to a seat and put on a patient face. An impatient sort of patient face, like an impatient face dressing up as a patient one for Halloween.

Don't beat yourself up, " said Charlotte. "True love can be so easily mistaken for other things-friendship, humane concern, indigestion...

My tastes are aristocratic my actions democratic.

Kissing babies and hugging fat girls.

It is not enough merely to memorize and spout vocal axioms good singing is infinitely more than much talk and head-knowledge.

He is sometimes slave who should be master; and sometimes master who should be slave.

My dad, the old professor, used to say, 'Never get into an argument about what's folk music and what isn't.'

Nature abhors the old.

One thing you’ll say for skeletons, they’ll always give you a smile.

Cheech [Marine] on the other hand, met [Barack] Obama and he knew right away who Cheech was. So that should tell you something.

Libraries can take the place of God.

I think that America is more diverse than ever before, and is continuing to become more diverse, and our content should and is reflecting that.