“You know, once, Robert said, I was working in the shop, doing some repairs on a music box, and it was all going wrong. Da took me aside and told me to think of it like life: It looks complicated wh...”

“No one conquers fear easily, Robert. It takes a brave heart to win great battles.”

“I know sometimes life can be painful, my tiger. But, remember, if you cant change whats happened today, you must bide your time, until youre strong enough to fight tomorrow.”

“The souls a matter of the heart, Robert, and the hearts a mystery even the greatest scientists dont understand.”

“You know, once,” Robert said, “I was working in the shop, doing some repairs on a music box, and it was all going wrong. Da took me aside and told me to think of it like life: ‘It looks complicated...”

“The soul’s a matter of the heart, Robert, and the heart’s a mystery even the greatest scientists don’t understand.”

“Some experiences are universal. A girl is a girl whether she lives in West Omaha or Sweet Valley. Books are often far more than books.”

“A half-read book is a half-finished love affair.”

“The love of learning, the sequestered nooks,And all the sweet serenity of books”

“Always refer to those of the female gender as ladies.The descriptive woman is usually reserved in Dixie for females of questionable respect.”