“Empty calories taste so good when you're down in the dumps.”

“Why not"! That is SO wise. So many things would be possible in this world if you thought "Why not?" all day long.”

“You get a happy feeling helping someone read. You feel sort of like a wizard.”

“Cat pee isn't a bad smell if you have a cat that you love.”

“Mom wouldn't approve of taffy for breakfast, magic word or no magic word, but Gramma Dee is different that way. A lot of grammas are.”

“Family comes first" is indeed a powerful principle, but so is the imperative for your own development. It is not a self-explanatory or self-applying principle, and it can collide with other principles.”

“The day stretched out in front of him like an empty road in the desert.”