“I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.”

“I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.”

“Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.”

“There are books full of great writing that don't have very good stories. Read sometimes for the story... don't be like the book-snobs who won't do that. Read sometimes for the words--the language. Don't be like the play-it-safers who won't do that. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.”

“Magic happen when you believe in yourself.”

“You may not believe in magic but something very strange is happening at this very moment. Your head has dissolved into thin air and I can see the rhododendrons through your stomach. It's not that you are dead or anything dramatic like that, it is simply that you are fading away and I can't even remember your name.”