“ Life was so short; so many beautiful things slipped away. Where, for instance, were his brothers now? He did not know; he could not say. Madam Kate DiCamillo
“ I love your round head,the brilliant green,the watching blue,these letters,this world, you.I am very, very hungry. Kate DiCamillo
“ I don’t know, Louisiana. I can’t see into the future. I do think that, more often than not, love has a way of finding us. Kate DiCamillo
“ Here is something I have learned: you should never expect help from someone who perpetually has their hair in curlers. Kate DiCamillo
“ Don't drop him, said Peter's mother to his father. Don't you dare drop him. She was laughing.I will not, said his father. I could not. For he is Peter Augustus Duchene, and he will always return to me… Kate DiCamillo
“ Did Rob make it? Sistine asked Willie May. He did, said Willie May. It looks alive. Is it like your bird that you let go? Kate DiCamillo
“ Despereaux thought that he might faint with the pleasure of someone referring to his ears as small and lovely. He laid his tail against the Pea's wrist to steady himself and he felt the princess's pul… Kate DiCamillo
“ But in truth,' said Bull, 'we are going nowhere. That my friend, is the irony of our constant movement. Kate DiCamillo
“ And perhaps what matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up. Kate DiCamillo
“ And now you have a small map of the princess's heart (hatred, sorrow, kindness, empathy), the heart that she carried down inside her as she went down the golden stairs and through the kitchen and, fin… Kate DiCamillo
“ And he knew, suddenly and absolutely, that the baby he held in his arms was his sister, Adele. When Kate DiCamillo
“ All of God's creatures have names, every last one of them. Of that I am sure: of that I have no doubt at all. Kate DiCamillo
“ Spoke often, and passionately, about the nefarious activities that every human being is capable of. Not only did it insist that the human heart was dark beyond all reckoning; it also likened the heart… Kate DiCamillo
“ You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next. Kate DiCamillo
“ Yes, ma'am. He figured the world was a sorry affair and that it had enough ugly things in it and what he was going to do was concentrate on putting something sweet in it. Kate DiCamillo
“ To have someone get out of bed and bring you little fishes and sit with you as you eat them in the dark of night. To hum to you. This is love. Kate DiCamillo
