“You are so weird sometimes.”

“There had been a problem in Bean's house. The problem was staples. Bean loved staples. She loved them so much that she had stapled things that weren't supposed to be stapled. The things looked better stapled, but her mother didn't think so, and now Bean was outside.She was going to be outside for a long time.”

“If you had duct tape, you were prepared for anything.”

“You know how I love talking about books, and you know how I adore receiving compliments.”

“That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive—all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.”

“Ivy! It's a natural disaster! You have to be there!”

“Reading good books spoils you for enjoying bad books.”