“My favorite six letter word isalwaysbecause it promisesso much.My favorite five letter word isneverbecause it insists on contradictingthe promise.My favorite four letter word isoncebecause it says ithappened then. My favorite three letter word isyesbecause I’m just now learningto say itto my heart. My favorite two letter word isifbecause it makesall things possiblelike this: If not alwaysIf not neverThen once. Yes.”

“Hands down, the biggest thrill is to get a letter from a kid saying, I loved your book. Will you write me another one? ”

“SARC- is my second favorite -ASM word”

“SARC- was my second favorite -ASM word”

“Now, look, baby, 'Union' is spelled with 5 letters. It is not a four-letter word.”

“Some people collect stamps, while I collect letters. My favorite ones are the rare ones, like Q and X.”

“Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.”