The books gave Matilda a comforting message: "You are not alone."

In the absence of will power$$$ the most complete collection of virtues and talents is wholly worthless.

What I mean and what I say is two different things$$$ the BFG announced rather grandly.

You seemed so far away$$$ Miss Honey whispered$$$ awestruck.<br>"Oh$$$ I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings$$$" Matilda said. "It was wonderful."

The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.

Through his suffering$$$ he peers into the core of things and sees that the judgment of man is thistle-down in the wind.

Eroticize intelligence.

Canadian winters are long. Life is hard and so is ice.

When you do the things that you can do$$$ you will find a way.

Human beings are the only animal that thinks they change who they are simply by moving to a different place. Birds migrate$$$ but its not quite the same thing.