“Cat, you ruined mom's dress!""Honey, it was ruined when she bought it.”

“But I've bought a big bat.I'm all ready, you see.Now my troubles are goingTo have troubles with me!”

“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

“Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head? Did you ever milk this kind of cow? Well, we can do it. We know how. If you never did, you should. These things are fun and fun is good.”

“When you think things are bad,when you feel sour and blue,when you start to get mad...you should do what I do!Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky!Some people are much more...oh, ever so much more...oh, muchly much-much moreunlucky than you!”

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”

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