“This, I thought, was true love. Someone who made you happy without saying a word.”

“Mr.Clayton?Didn't you see her ears?You mean ears turning bright red means you're in love?I don't know, he mumbles, and looks down, his ears are bright red.”

“Papa always said you make your own luck.And maybe you do.”

“Like me!" I said. "I have to work hard, too. Why, I haven't thrown manure in over two months!”

“Miss Hepplewhite looked pained."Miss Peck," she said at last, "a young lady should never, ever, under any circumstances whatsoever, run. Should you find yourself in a situation where you are at risk, it is always preferable to faint.”

“He alone had the courage to do what was right.”

“Everyone things children are sweet as Necco Wafers, but I've lived long enough to know the truth: kids are rotten. The only difference between grown-ups and kids is that grown-ups go to jail for murder. Kids get away with it.”