“Love is the most beautiful of dreams and the worst of nightmares.”

“Reading gives liberty to your mind.”

“A good reader has the power to move the world.”

“There are moments in relationship when you didn't speak, you didn't have to; but you talked a lot.”

“Life is measured by - the ones left behind? Or his Faith? By Love? or by the people aside you? Or it has no meaning at all?”

“Learn to handle books, you will learn how to enjoy life.”

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”

“How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love...”

“He drew a circle that shut me out-Heretic , rebel, a thing to flout.But love and I had the wit to win:We drew a circle and took him In !From the poem " Outwitted”

“The pretence leads up to the real thing. When you are not feeling particularly friendly but know you ought to be, the best thing you can do, very often, is put on a friendly manner and behave as if...”

“I don't think he likes girls", I said. "Or boys. Look at the horror on his face. He doesn't look like a people person.”

“I don't think he likes girls", I said. "Or boys. Look at the horror on his face. He doesn't look like a people person.”

“And if he was kind and friendly and funny, and if he told you about places so beautiful that you wanted to go with him to see them, and if he listened to you talk like he actually cared about what ...”