“ Louisiana stood up again. She was holding Bunny close to her chest. She faced forward. 'Go faster,' she said.'Are you kidding?' said Beverly. 'Who do you think you are? Some kind of queen? We're pushi… Kate DiCamillo
“ It was a singular sensation to be held so gently and yet so fiercely, to be stared down at with so much love. Kate DiCamillo
“ I have been loved, Edward told the stars. So? said the stars. What difference does that make when you are all alone now? Kate DiCamillo
“ Have you, in truth, ever seen something so heartbreakingly lovely? What are we to make of a world where stars shine bright in the midst of so much darkness and gloom? Kate DiCamillo
“ Go ahead, Marlene, thought Edward. Push me around. Do with me as you will. What does it matter? I am broken. Broken. Kate DiCamillo
“ Gloria put a bowl of stew in Peter's hands. Eat, she said.Peter raised the spoon to his lips. He chewed. He swallowed.It had been a long time since he had eaten anything besides tiny fish and old brea… Kate DiCamillo
“ But, alas, he never really belonged in either place, the sad fate, I am afraid, of those whose hearts break and then mend in crooked ways. Kate DiCamillo
“ She were forced to describe it, she would say that it tasted exactly like squirrel: fuzzy, damp, slightly nutty. Have you lost your Kate DiCamillo
“ Nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name. Kate DiCamillo
“ When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about. Kate DiCamillo
“ We must ask ourselves these questions as often as we dare. How will the world change if we do not question it? Kate DiCamillo
“ There ain't no way you can hold on to something that wants to go, you understand? You can only love what you got while you got it. Kate DiCamillo
