Kate felt very offended. 'I am not an elf,' she insisted. 'I'm an Englishwoman!

For how many generations now had his people been turning their backs on things? How long had they sat in their living rooms and watched other people die?

Lively, intelligent, and quite immature, [Emily] usually burst out with exactly the comment that summed up the situation beautifully and therefore could never in politeness be said.

Em, I am trying to have an important conversation!" shouted Seylin. "I will not change into a cat!

Kate had never in her life seen such frightful deformities, and the goblins had never seen such a hideous dress.

Being a writer means crying over the sad parts, even though you already know it’s going to be okay.

Forks are absurd, he scoffed. They insult your food. They make it think you're killing it twice.

Don't fret. We'll just have to find something else you're good at besides killing people.

Mom actually said that?" Cassie's face shown with happiness. "She always hated my math!

You have to get past the pleasure stage, until you reach the stage of tears.

Knowing what thought process goes into constructing a line helps an actor know how to deliver that line because you understand the intention behind the writing.

I have weathered many different storms and I know who I am and my friends know who I really am.

You are God's dream with skin on

A hero must be honorable, must have honor. And you can't have honor if you're a liar. There is no honor in lying.

To achieve great things requires that we become great people.

For me, setting and description is a challenge. I always want to get that part just right, and sometimes the words won't work.

If life is so meaningless, then why are we always bringing it up?

Ridicule is the only honorable weapon we have left.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.