Couldn't I just take up juggling fire over a pit of alligators?" Liam muttered. "I think it might be easier.

If you ignored the benign ghost that haunted the place and the witch who lived inside, it was practically the picture of normalcy.

Cookies, a dragon dog, and a sword: what every well-equipped little girl takes on a journey.

This is the strangest family vacation ever, " Liam said.

You guys must use some interesting parenting techniques." "You have no idea, " Liam said dryly. "You have no idea.

You wouldn't believe the things that go missing in these labs. Remind me to tell you the story about the radioactive spider sometime.

Normally, she would never wish a head injury on anyone, but it might make her days in Archival Studies a bit easier.

If I rise up again against the foe, dare I stand alone?

I am committed to working with Speaker Hastert and the other members of the Illinois congressional delegation to do all that I can to ensure that Illinois' funding needs are adequately met.

I guess, as they say, I never acquired a taste for [caviar].

Those that set in motion the forces of evil cannot always control them afterwards.

For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.

I have to say I like Obama a lot. His record is the best. He's always been vocal about his opposition to the war in Iraq. Frankly, he seems very good in a lot of ways.

You need an entire life just to know about tomatoes.

Reducing children to a test score is the worst form of identity theft we could commit in schools.