“Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.”

“You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.”

“Do little pink fairies sing and dance in your world, Peabody?" "Sometimes, when it's very quiet and no one else can see.”

“Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them. ”

“The world's most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within us. The worst part is, you can't even tell who is who.”

“I didn’t want anybody seeing my fire until I burned them with it.”

“Love, being in love, isn’t a constant thing. It doesn’t always flow at the same strength. It’s not always like a river in flood. It’s more like the sea. It has tides, it ebbs and flows. The thing is, when love is real, whether it’s ebbing or flowing, it’s always there, it never goes away. And that’s the only proof you can have that it is real, and not just a crush or an infatuation or a passing fancy”

“...even a tiny bit of deceit is dishonorable when it's used for selfish or cowardly reasons. - Mr. Penderwick”