I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.

Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.

There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.

Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me.

To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.

Unlike any other creature on this planet, humans can learn and understand, without having experienced. They can think themselves into other people's places. We do not need magic to change the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already: we have the power to imagine better.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.