There Are Few Things, Apparently, More Helpful

It's Like The Smarter You Are, The More Things Can Scare You.

Sometimes It Seemed To Him That His Life Was Delicate As A Dandelion. One Little Puff From Any Direction, And It Was Blown To Bits.

Miss Edmunds Was One Of His Secrets. He Was In Love With Her. Not The Kind Of Silly Stuff Ellie And Brenda Giggled About On The Telephone. This Was Too Real And Too Deep To Talk About, Even To Think About Very Much.

You Gotta Know Someone Cares About You, Or You Just Give Up.

I'm Sure My First Nine Years Have Had A Powerful Influence On The Kind Of Books I Write.