I was always interested in the possibility maybe of finding my way into a big adventure..

You must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood. Nor is it exclusive of friendship. Family members can be your best ….

Is this what family is like: the feeling that everyone’s connected, that with one piece missing, the whole thing’s broken?.

At this, Constance sat down on a rock and covered her face. She seemed smaller than ever now - so small the harbor breeze might catch her up like a s….

... Speaking of which, the boys weren't actually touching the breifcases in the trunk, I hope?" Wondering how Milligan knew, Kate stuck her head out ….

May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home..

No one seems to realize how much we are driven by FEAR, the essential component of human personality. Everything else - from ambition to love to desp….

Now listen, we need to be quiet as mice. No, quieter than that. As quiet as...as..." "Dead mice?" Reynie suggested. "Perfect," said Kate with an appr….

One problem with being a leader, is that even among your friends you are alone, for it is you -- and you alone -- to whom the others look for final g….

If we're just trying to be accurate, then how about 'The Doomed to Fail Bunch'?" said Constance. "Honestly! We can't even name ourselves..

The answer to this riddle has a hole in the middle, And some have been known to fall in it. In tennis it's nothing, but it can be received, And somet….

Daddy, will you take me to the mill, again?.

Don't thank me,' Mr. Curtain called as the door slid closed. 'Impress me!.

Oh dear,"cried Rhonda just then, for Mr. Benedict, awash in strong emotion, has gone to sleep.with a sudden loud snore he toppled forward into the at….

She announced her age right away, for children consider their ages every bit as important as their names..

What is life without laughter?.

Remember, children. For every exit, there is also an entrance. ~ Milligan, The Mysterious Benedict Society.

Rules and school are tools for fools! I don't give two mules for rules..

You've read half the books in this house? This whole house?" "Well, approximately half." Sticky said. "To be more accurate, I suppose I've read more ….

Something about this made Reynie uneasy. Had he done so badly? Was this meant to test his courage? He did as he was told, closing his eyes and bracin….

I think when I started to write The Mysterious Benedict Society that I had that kind of thing in mind - the notion of having to be able to solve puzz….