“ Book the First A MOUSE IS BORN Book the Second CHIAROSCURO Book the Third GOR! THE TALE OF MIGGERY SOW Book the Fourth RECALLED TO THE LIGHT Coda Kate DiCamillo
“ Because that is what it means to be alive, on this infinitesimally spinning planet. It means you have cares. Doesn't it? Kate DiCamillo
“ All things are possible. When I was a girl in Blundermeecen, the miraculous happened every day. Or every other day. Or every third day. Actually, sometimes it did not happen at all, even on the third… Kate DiCamillo
“ A SUPERHERO SQUIRREL RESTED AT HER FEET, AND SO SHE WAS NOT LONELY AT ALL emblazoned Kate DiCamillo
“ You never know what's going to happen next. It keeps you on your toes. That's what Granny says. And it's important to be on your toes because you just never know what might happen next in this world. Kate DiCamillo
“ 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
“ Store? Yes sir, I told him. He got in by mistake. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again. Come on, Winn-Dixie, I said to the dog. I started walking and he followed along behind me as I went out of the produ… Kate DiCamillo
“ Greatly. If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless. Kate DiCamillo
“ You, friend, are on a quest. I don't know what that is, said Despereaux. You don't have to know. You just have to feel compelled to do the thing, the impossible, important task at hand. Kate DiCamillo
“ You can't always judge people by the things they done. You got to judge them by what they're doing now. Kate DiCamillo
“ William Spiver said that the universe was expanding…that means there will be more of everything! More cheese puffs, more jelly sandwiches, more words, more poems, more love. And more giant donuts…mayb… Kate DiCamillo
“ What matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down, but who picks us up. Kate DiCamillo
“ The rat called Chiaroscuro did not look away. He let the light from the upstairs world enter him and fill him. He gasped aloud with the wonder of it. Kate DiCamillo
“ The princess smiled at Despereaux again, and this time, Despereaux smiled back. And then, something incredible happened: The mouse fell in love. Kate DiCamillo
“ That was the thing about tragedy. It was just sitting there, keeping you company, waiting. And you had absolutely no idea. Kate DiCamillo
“ Sometimes there are no reasons. Often, most of the time, there are no reasons. The world cannot be explained. Kate DiCamillo
“ She had on a spangled top that sparkled like fish scales. Her hair was very yellow. She looked like a mermaid in a bad mood.(p. 82 RAYMIE NIGHTINGALE) Kate DiCamillo
