Is this what family is like: the feeling that everyone’s connected, that with one piece missing, the whole thing’s broken?

One problem with being a leader, is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you -- and you alone -- to whom the others look for final guidance.

May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home.

Rules and school are tools for fools! I don't give two mules for rules.

Children are capable of such open rudeness.

She announced her age right away, for children consider their ages every bit as important as their names.

I've only just arrived, Kate. It may surprise you to learn that you were my top priority.

Now listen, we need to be quiet as mice. No, quieter than that. As quiet as . . . as . . .” “Dead mice?” Reynie suggested. “Perfect, ” said Kate with an approving nod. “As quiet as dead mice.

It's not going to be over until we say so.

The missing aren't missing, they're only departed

Even if he did explain it, no one would believe him because no one would understand him. That's the downside to being a genius - just because you understand something doesn't mean anyone else will.

I will not hesitate.I will not hang back.I will go and offer my heart, for it is what I have to give...

Possibility of enjoying life makes death feel terrible.

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence.

Punk is no longer a subculture or a counterculture in any way. It's totally just a small reflecting mirror for the same things that go on in larger culture.

Truth is a woman. That is why it is enigmatic.

See your later years as becoming your treasure years. Sit quietly and think of all the times you were joyful, and let your body feel this joy.

For a game it is too serious, for seriousness too much of a game.

Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The Blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

I'd like to say that I'm a binge-watcher, but I don't really have time. I think the most I've done in a sit-down is three episodes, maybe. It depends.