Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. - Mrs. Whatsit

Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.

Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.

And we mustn't lose our sense of humor," Mrs. Which said. "The only way to cope with something deadly serious is to try to treat it a little lightly.

Inspiration does not always precede the act of writing; it often follows it.