“ Do not hope; instead, observe were words that Flora, as a cynic, had found useful in the extreme. She repeated them to herself a lot. Kate DiCamillo
“ Despereaux turned. He looked up and into the Head Mouse's eyes. They were dark eyes, deep and sad and frightened. And as Despereaux looked into them, his heart thudded once, twice. Kate DiCamillo
“ Despereaux marveled at his own bravery.He admired his own defiance.And then, reader, he fainted. Kate DiCamillo
“ Look at me, he said to her. His arms and legs jerked. Look at me. You got your wish. I have learned how to love. And it’s a terrible thing. I’m broken. My heart is broken. Help me. The old woman turne… Kate DiCamillo
“ I have already been loved, said Edward. I have been loved by a girl named Abilene. I have been loved by a fisherman and his wife and a hobo and his dog. I have been loved by a boy who played the harmo… Kate DiCamillo
“ Gloria Dump looked over at the preacher. He nodded his head at Gloria and cleared his throat and said, Dear God, thank you for warm summer nights and candlelight and good food. But thank you most of a… Kate DiCamillo
“ During the night, while Bull and Lucy slept, Edward, with ever-open eyes, stared up at the constellations. He said their names, and then he said the names of the people who loved him. He started with… Kate DiCamillo
“ Not much goes on in the mind of a squirrel.Huge portions of what is loosely termed "the squirrel brain" are given over to one thought: Kate DiCamillo
“ She said the words, and then she had a strange moment of seeing them, hanging there over her head. "You're going to vacuum up that squi Kate DiCamillo
