“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

“When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.”

“Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”

“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

“They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!”

“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”

“She may not be like everyone else, but neither am I.”

“Fairies have to be one thing or the other, because being so small they unfortunately have room for one feeling only at a time.”

“She asked where he lived. Second to the right,' said Peter, 'and then straight on till morning.”

“I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!”

“You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child.”

“If things start happening, don't worry, don't stew, just go right along and you'll start happening too.”