Meggie thought this first whisper sounded a little different from one book to another, depending on weather or not she already knew the story it was going to tell her.

The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure.

Books are like flypaper, memories cling to the printed pages better than anything else.

It's a good idea to have your own books with you in a strange place

Down there the nights are bright and nobody believes in the Devil.

The night belongs to beasts of prey, and always has. It's easy to forget that when you're indoors, protected by light and solid walls.

As Mo had said: writing stories is a kind of magic, too.

It [the book] was spinning a magic spell around her heart, sticky as a spider's web and enchantingly beautiful..

Because fear kills everything, " Mo had once told her. "Your mind, your heart, your imagination.

I always used to read aloud to her in the evenings--

You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them...

We are the children of the living God.

...and then she realized: they WERE all alike!

We are so used to working that not working is the new hard work.

American love — like coke in green glass bottles...they don't make it anymore.

The loss of a beloved connection awakens an interest in Heaven before unfelt.

My focus is on always trying to treat the inevitable highs and lows of life with the same blissful, calm energy.

I am one of the biggest Laura Nyro fans. I still listen to that stuff incessantly. Laura Nyro does not belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Songwriter Hall of Fame? Absolutely.

If I was on an island, just for melody, I would take albums by the Stones, AC/DC and the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile.

Tweeting? It's one of the silliest things ever.