“The stove, she knew, wished it were a volcano, the humble teaspoons wished they were steamshovels, and the sink wished it were a well so all the others could have their wishes. Yet they all stayed exactly the same no matter what they wished, no matter what they saw and heard.”

“The instand one gives up, that is when it all ends. Keep wishing. Wish strongly! Wish hard! Do not let it matter what kind of being you are! Do not let it matter what pressures others put on you! Continue to wish for that which your heart truly desires!!”

“No matter what side of the argument you are on, you always find people on your side that you wish were on the other.”

“I wish she was dead,' he says. 'I wish they were all dead and we were, too. It would be best.”

“She wished the man outside really were Thomas, so she and Billups could again have the same enemy and the same fear.O”

“If wishes were horses, what the heck would I need wishes for?”

“Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better. Don't wish for fewer problems, wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenges, wish for more wisdom.”