“All children should be loved, protected, nurtured --emotionally and intellectually-- respected, and never, under any circumstances, underestimated.”

“My mistake was in underestimating the emotional force of a song you have already hear a thousand times.”

“Love is a helium-based emotion; Love always takes the high road.”

“Never work with children, puppies or bulimics”

“But she did love him. I believe it. I know exactly how that is. To love somebody who doesn't deserve it. Because they are all you have. Because any attention is better than no attention.”

“One thing was certain: I would be in their Tang commercial. And if any of the other children tried to get in the way, I would use my pencil to blind them”

“This is what you should know about losing someone you love. They do not travel alone. You go with them.”