I like that there's no love as fierce as the love you feel for your family that there's no one you feel more protective of than the very same people who can drive you crazy.

Just like old librarians, old coins are often more valuable than they appear at face value.

Remember that other people are as real as you.Other people's feelings are as real as yours.In fact, our feelings are what make us real.

What’s wrong with just talking? Isn’t that why bars were invented? So you could talk to somebody over a drink—as opposed to sitting at home alone getting sloshed?

What do people want? Well, you really can’t talk about wants until you talk about needs.

Is that what I wanted? To be in the middle of something complicated and dramatic? To be a cheerleader for someone else’s romance? Or to have a romance of my own?

some wishes come true. some wishes dont. sometimes you find out you were wishing for the completely wrong thing.

Many things can cause us to worry, but a kind word or deed can do wonders. Sometimes that's all we need to feel better.

If your hogs have warts, call us. Hogwarts Wart Removal. 555-HOGWARTS

I like working on stories where I can explore the darker corners of childhood without illustrations but with humor.

Time works so hard for us, if only we can let it.

Self-confidence is a great faith.

The heart doesn’t care about bloodlines or birth parents. It just seems to know how to love in the same way our lungs know how to breathe.

Death is caused by swallowing small amounts of saliva over a long period of time.

The best work in the world was always done by members of the aristocracy.

We thought, you know, this will just be kind of low-key. And no one will ever know we're here, and we're tucked back in.

Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success.

If the imagination is shackled, and nothing is described but what we see, seldom will anything truly great be produced either in Painting or Poetry

Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth.

I didn't like the '80s at all; it was a vulgar moment of fashion.