“Wikkity, every time you punch a ninja…an angel gets its wings ”

“It is only by introducing the young to great literature, drama and music, and to the excitement of great science that we open to them the possibilities that lie within the human spirit -- enable them to see visions and dream dreams.”

“Because with a really good book you get something new every time you read it. Because…Well…Because you're a different person each time.”

“Get some sleep Trina, I promise I will still love you in the morning and then every morning after that.”

“Every time you show your feelings, you apologize. Have you ever had an emotion in your life that you weren't ashamed of?”

“Gay angels are all the rage in heaven.”

“Every country has its cocktail-party question. A simple one-sentence query, the answer to which unlocks a motherlode of information about the person you just met.... In Switzerland it is, Where are you from? That is all you need to know about someone.”