“ Pea was aware suddenly of how fragile her heart was, how much darkness was inside it, fighting, always, with the light. She did not like the rat. She would neverlike the rat, but she knew what she mus… Kate DiCamillo
“ ONCE, IN A HOUSE ON EGYPT STREET, there lived a rabbit who was made almost entirely of china. He had china arms and china legs, china paws and a china head, a china torso and a china nose. His arms an… Kate DiCamillo
“ Never in his life had Edward been cradled like a baby. Abilene had not done it. Nor had Nellie. And most certainly, Bull had not. It was a singular sensation to be held so gently and yet so fiercely,… Kate DiCamillo
“ It was a singular sensation to be held so gently and yet so fiercely, to be stared down at with so much love. Edward felt the whole of his china body flood with warmth Kate DiCamillo
“ It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter. Kate DiCamillo
“ If you have no intention of loving or being loved then the whole journey is pointless Kate DiCamillo
“ If the world held magic powerful enough to make the elephant appear, then there must exist, too, magic in equal measure, magic powerful enough to undo what had been done. Kate DiCamillo
“ I'm happy to be going, said Mig, putting a hand up and gently touching one of her cauliflower ears.Might just as well be happy, seeing as it doesn't make a difference to anyone but you if you are or n… Kate DiCamillo
“ Flora hated the phrase correct me if I’m wrong. In her experience, people only said it when they knew they were right. Kate DiCamillo
“ Flora had decided that this was part of the reason her parents had divorced. Not the noise of the writing, but the writing itself. Specifically, the writing of romance. Flora Kate DiCamillo
“ Do you think everybody misses somebody? Like I miss my mama? Mmmm-hmmm, said Gloria. She closed her eyes. I believe, sometimes, that the whole world has an aching heart. Kate DiCamillo
“ But she couldn't help it. She did hope. She was hoping. She had been hoping all along. Kate DiCamillo
“ But perhaps you do not understand. I was crippled, crippled by an elephant that came through the roof - Madam LaVaughn Kate DiCamillo
“ At the thought of being eaten by rats, Despereaux forgot about being brave. He forgot about not being a disappointment. He felt himself heading into another faint. But his mother, who had an excellent… Kate DiCamillo
“ There is somebody who loves me, said Despereaux. And I love her and that is the only thing that matters to me. Kate DiCamillo
“ So much happiness! said Dr. Meescham. This is how it was when I was a girl in Blundermeecen. Like this. Always opening the door in the middle of the night and finding the face of someone you wanted to… Kate DiCamillo
