“ And finally i prayed for the mouse-I prayed that he didn't get hurt when he went flying out the door of the open arms baptist church of naomi. I prayed that he landed on a nice patch of grass. Kate DiCamillo
“ Why would you save me?Because you, mouse, can tell Gregory a story. Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.'- A Tale of… Kate DiCamillo
“ Sometimes the pain in her heart made her feel too terrified to go on. Sometimes it made her want to drop to her knees. But then she would remember that she had a plan. Kate DiCamillo
“ Sometimes he reminded me of a turtle hiding inside its shell, in there thinking about things and not ever sticking his head out into the world. Kate DiCamillo
“ Reader, do you think it is a terrible thing to hope when there is really no reason to hope at all? Or is it (as the soldier said about happiness) something that you might just as well do, since,in the… Kate DiCamillo
“ Quest. Say it, reader. Say the word quest lout loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full of wonder, so full of hope. Kate DiCamillo
“ Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart. Kate DiCamillo
“ ONCE, THERE WAS A CHINA RABBIT WHO was loved by a little girl. The rabbit went on an ocean journey and fell overboard and was rescued by a fisherman. He was buried under garbage and unburied by a dog.… Kate DiCamillo
“ Mig watched her father walk away, the red table cloth billowing out behind him. He left his daughter. And, as you already know, he did not look back. Not even once. Kate DiCamillo
“ Men and boys always want to go fight. They are always looking for a reason to go to war. It is the saddest thing. They have this abiding notion that war is fun. And no history lesson will convince the… Kate DiCamillo
“ I bet you didn’t think I’d come back. But here I am. I come to save you. Too late, thought Edward as Bryce climbed the pole and worked at the wires that were tied around his wrists. I am nothing but a… Kate DiCamillo
“ I ask you, why is it so hard to stay away from the euphemisms? They creep in, always, and attempt to make the difficult things more pleasing. Kate DiCamillo
“ He'll be dead soon. He can't live', said the father.But reader, he did live.This is the story. Kate DiCamillo
“ But in the meantime, you got to remember, you can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they are doing now. Kate DiCamillo
