“There may be fairies, there may be elves, but God helps those who help themselves.”

“Lisbon Taxi,' a woman said, 'where the mileage is always smileage. How may we help you today?”

“He was one of those quite rare adults who communicate with small children fairly well and who love them all impartially--not in a sugary way but in a businesslike fashion that may sometimes entail a hug, in the same way that closing a big business deal may call for a handshake.”

“It's as if God gave you something-all those stories- and said, "Here you are. Try not to lose it." But children lose everything unless somebody is there to help them, and if your parents are too stupid to do it, maybe i ought to.”

“you will not falter, because you will have the Everlasting Arm of the Lord God of Hosts to lean on. Yes. With God’s help you will stand.”

“The turtle couldn't help us.”

“Man may have been made in the image of God, but human society was made in the image of His opposite number, and is always trying to get back home.”