I try to remind myself that we are never promised anything, and that what control we can exert is not over the events that befall us but how we addre….

What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always….

It wasn't because they had extraordinary powers, really, but because of how well they used the ordinary powers everyone had: the power of courage, th….

The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, a….

When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being ….

People didn't make life, so they can't destroy it. Even if we were to wipe out every bit of life in the world, we can't touch the place life comes fr….

Lina loved her little sister so much that it was like an ache under her ribs..

It would be something that another person had written down without understanding its significance; just a sentence or two that would be like a flash ….

What could be more interesting than thinking of mysterious happenings, finding the answers to intriguing questions, and making up new worlds?.

They lifted their faces to the astonishing warmth. The sky arched over them, a pale, clear blue. Lina felt as though a lid that had been on her all h….

The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get uni….

Unintended consequences, he thought miserably. He was angry at his anger, the way it surged up and took over..

Lina couldn't sleep at first, thinking of the old songs and what they meant. Someone, long ago, had hoped that at least a few people would survive an….

Maybe there was no happily ever after [...] but there was happiness sometimes and she had it now, doing what she knew she was born for..

You know, son, I don't think there's such a thing as an easy life. There's always going to be hard work and there will always be misfortunes we can't….

Mrs. Murdo, walkind even more briskly to keep her spirits up, was crossing Harken Square when something fell to the pavement just in front of her wit….

It’s for my God, the god of dogs, and snakes and dust mites and albino bears and Siamese twins, the god of stars and starships and other dimensions, ….

The idea seemed to be that if you prayed extremely hard--especially if a lot of people prayed at once--maybe God would change things. The trouble was….

Now Doon seemed to care for his new friends more than he did for her. Every time she thought about him she felt a thud of pain, like a bruised place ….

A darkness different from Ember's, but just as frightening..

A person who thought he knew everything simply didn’t understand how much there was to know..