“It pains me to admit this, but Roger was a good sight less stupid than most children.”

“she simply accepted it for what it was a normal, average, everyday kind of miracle.”

“Jocelyns stomach lodged another complaint with the management regarding the length of time since breakfast.”

“if you will quit squirming about and be patient you will see that most things in life, wishes included, do not have immediate results.”

“Jocelyn did not want to always remain the same. Where was the adventure in that?”

“For the first time in her life, Jocelyn felt the hot shame of being underdressed for a party.”

“Knowledge, like air, is vital to life. Like air, no one should be denied it.”

“Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.”

“I definitely learned a lesson this time. I know that I can be broken. I am not as tough as I thought. I see it now. At this point, it's the only thing good that came out of all of this. I know myse...”