“It's only a little secret, but having a secret makes me feel better. Like a human being again.”

“The town kept its secrets, and the Marsten House brooded over it like a ruined king.”

“The little ones are the only good human beings.”

“Women are better at keeping secrets, but men are more comfortable with them”

“I know how bad you boys feel, but the sun will still come up tomorrow. And when it does, you 'll feel better. When the sun comes up the day after tomorrow, a little better still. This is just a part of your life, and it's over. It would have been better to win, but either way, it's over. Life will go on.”

“Because it makes me happy when the words fall together and the picture comes and the make-believe people do things that delight me. But it's better with you, Constant Reader. Always better with you.”

“Death is a mystery, and burial is a secret.”