The homes here are almost identical, but not quite, full of people almost identical, but not quite.

Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a candle flame pinched between two fingers.

The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to end the war, no one cared about the consequences

Fight, flight, and screw up royaly.

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.

(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)

People would cheer throw confetti and then go about breaking the resolutions they had made only moments before.

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

It's called loitering, which is like littering with human beings as the trash.

Love and religion! thought Clarissa, going back into the drawing room, tingling all over. How detestable, how detestable they are!

A question asked in earnest, deserves an earnest answer.

...The people love him. So how can we condemn him?

A chic type, a rough type, an odd type - but never a stereotype

Sometimes I think no matter how one is born, no matter how one acts, there is something out of gear with one somewhere, and that must be changed. Life at its best is a grand corrective.

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

If anything is worth doing, it is worth doing it badly.

I've got a bike. You can ride it if you like. It's got a basket, a bell that rings and things to make it look good. I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it...

The same protection you create for yourself becomes the wall that imprisons you.

I get to go to all these beautiful places, so it's nice being able to take pictures of it.