“Time was such an odd thing. One moment you could talk to someone, then suddenly, they were gone.”

“My mother was a children's librarian. I remember when traditional stories were revised for modern audiences until they bore only a nodding acquaintance with the originals, but were released...”

“It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.”

“MS. THOMPSON, it said in heavy block letters, PLEASE KEEP YOUR FELINE OFF MY PROPERTY. IF I SEE IT AGAIN, I WILL EAT IT.”

“One of my professors once told me that the last official act of the British monarchy was when Queen Victoria refused to sign a law that made same-sex acts illegal. It would have made me thin...”