“What could thunderbirds want with us?" I wondered aloud [...]"We'll find out when Big Bird wakes up," Marc said.My father shook his head. "We'll find out now. Wake him up and make him sing.”

“Find out what your hero or heroine wants, and when he or she wakes up in the morning, just follow him or her all day..”

“Times change so quickly that if you and I don't keep up with the times, we'll find ourselves with an umbrella in our hand, over our head, when the sun is out. Or we'll find ourselves standing in the rain, with the umbrella inside the door.”

“When a relationship is right, it is no more possible to wake up and want out of the marriage than it is to wake up and stop believing in God. What is, is what is.”

“I find myself daydreaming about him when I wake up in the morning, in school when something reminds me of him, and when I fall asleep at night”

“Which leaves us to the question, what is he up to?" Evanlyn said.Will shrugged. "I suppose we'll find out soon enough," he said, and urged Tug forward to take up the point position once more.They found out the following evening.”