Read the books you love$$$ tell people about authors you like$$$ and don't worry about it.

I was not happy as a child$$$ although from time to time I was content. I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.

Why are we talking about this good and evil? They're just names for sides. We know that.

People tend to find books when they are ready for them.

They might be dirty$$$ and cheap$$$ and their food might taste like shit$$$ but at least they didn't speak in clichés.

If you only write when inspired$$$ you may be a fairly decent poet$$$ but you'll never be a novelist.

Can I help you? said the footman. Richard had been told to fuck off and die with more warmth and good humor.

It won't hurt$$$ said her other father. Coraline knew that when grown-ups told you something wouldn't hurt it almost always did. She shook her head.

Goodbyes are overrated.

There are three things$$$ and three things only$$$ that can lift the pain of mortality and ease the ravages of life. These are wine$$$ women and song.