“ Nothingwould beeasier withoutyou,because youare everything,all of it-sprinkles, quarks, giantdonuts, eggs sunny-side up-youare the ever-expandinguniverseto me. Kate DiCamillo
“ Mon Dieu, look, look, says Antoinette. He lives. He lives! And he seems such the happy mouse.Forgiven, whispers Lester.Cripes, says Furlough, unbelievable.Just so, says the threadmaster, Hovis, smilin… Kate DiCamillo
“ Everything, as you well know (having lived in this world long enough to have figured out a thing or two for yourself), cannot always be sweetness and light. Kate DiCamillo
“ Don't we all live in our heads? Where else could we possibly exist? Our brains the universe. Kate DiCamillo
“ Despereaux was reading the story out loud to himself. He was reading from the beginning so that he could get to the end... Kate DiCamillo
“ Baby leaned back in her seat. The train seemed to be going faster, and from somewhere far away Baby heard music. It was a song that she knew but couldn't quite place. Do you hear music? she said to Sh… Kate DiCamillo
“ When I was a girl in Blundermeecen we wondered always if we would see each other again. Each day was uncertain. So, to say good-bye to someone was uncertain, too. Would you see them again? Who could s… Kate DiCamillo
“ There was something scary about watching adults sleep. It was as if no one at all were in charge of the world. Kate DiCamillo
“ Open your heart, she said gently. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart. Kate DiCamillo
“ My name’s Gloria Dump, she said. Ain’t that a terrible last name? Dump? My last name is Buloni, I said. Sometimes the kids at school back home in Watley called me ‘Lunch Meat.’ Hah! Gloria Dump laughe… Kate DiCamillo
