"When we read, we decide when, where, how long, and about what. One of the few places on earth that it is still possible to experience an instant sense of freedom and privacy is anywhere you open up a good book and begin to read. When we read silently, we are alone with our own thoughts and one other voice. We can take our time, consider, evaluate, and digest what we read—with no commercial interruptions, no emotional music or special effects manipulation. And in spite of the advances in electronic information exchange, the book is still the most important medium for presenting ideas of substance and value, still the only real home of literature."
— Andrew Clements

"Sooner or later,reality does occor and when it does, all the lies show up, like blood on snow."
— Andrew Clements (Things That Are)

"Dave couldn't remember the last time a grownup had apologized to him."
— Andrew Clements (No Talking)

"Because a real kiss, a kiss that two real people choose to give each other - it's something that can't be filmed or
photographed or drawn, or even described with words. Because a kiss isn't what it looks like or how it feels.
A real kiss happens down deep inside of two hearts at the same time. It's hidden away. A real kiss is invisible."
— Andrew Clements

"Darkness is only light's absence.
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— Andrew Clements (Things That Are)

"Darkness is only light's absence.
-Things that Are"
— Andrew Clements