"Do you ever think if poeple heard our conversations they'd lock us up?"
"All the time.""
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you."

The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?"

The old man replied simply, "The one you feed."
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"Maybe some things aren't meant to be known. maybe there just meant to be accepted."
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"Everyone thinks I named my cat Mango because of his orange eyes, but that's not the case. I named him Mango because the sounds of his purrs and his wheezes and his meows are all various shades of yellow-orange."
— Wendy Mass

"Life is short, have dessert first."
— Wendy Mass

"A wise man once remarked that we can count how many seeds are in the apple, but not how many apples are in the seed."
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"It's not an old book, or a treasure map. Nope. Staring up at me was a pile of rocks."
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"Mr. Oswald places the telescope on the desk in front of us. "This," he says proudly, "Is a Broadhurst. It was the most powerful telescope for backyard veiwing in its day."
"Which was when?" Lizzy asks.
"The nineteen thirties," he replies. "Isn't it a beauty? On a clear night, you could see the whole entire solar system with this one."
Unable to stop myself, I blurt out, "My very energetic mothe just served us nine pizzas."
Lizzy gawks at me likw I have two heads. "He;s lost it; he's finally lost it. I knew this day would come."
"Mr. Ozwald chuckles. "Jeremy has just given us a mnemonic device for remembering the order of the planets.""
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"They say the eyes are the window to the soul."
— Wendy Mass (A Mango-Shaped Space)

"The people on the train with me don't know it, but in my head I'm dancing."
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"Everyone thinks I named my cat Mango because of his orange eyes, but that's not the case. I named him Mango because of the sounds of his purrs and his wheezes and his meows are all various shades of yellow-orange..."
— Wendy Mass

"You take the flotsam," I tell her, "I'll take the jetsam."
"You always get the jetsam,"she says pretending to pout. "Do you ever think if poeple heard our conversations they'd lock us up?"
"All the time.""
— Wendy Mass

"So softly Lizzy has to lean over to hear me, I say, 'I can't face the world until I know why I'm here.'
'You're kidding me.'
I shake my head vehemently. 'No. I need to figure out my purpose. Until I do, what's the use of getting up?'"
— Wendy Mass

""I am not plain, or average or - God forbid - vanilla. I am peanut butter rocky road with multicolored sprinkles, hot fudge and a cherry on top.""
— Wendy Mass (Every Soul A Star)

"The oversized chairs are white; the walls, covered with occasional landscape paintings, are white; and the plush carpet is the whitest of all. I'm insanely glad I didn't bring a cup of grape juice with me."
— Wendy Mass

"Life is short...eat desert first!"
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"You take the flotsam," I tell her, "I'll take the jetsam."
"You always get the jetsam,"she says pretending to pout. "Do you ever think if poeple heard our conversations they'd lock us up?"
"All the time.""
— Wendy Mass (Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life)

"I bet if you go through the rest of your life telling yourself, "I'm sparkling," you'll have a whole different energy and experience."
— Wendy Mass (Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall)

"I'm going to tell you a secret. Our lives are shaped by the future, not by the past. Once you decide how you want your life to be, all you need to do is live into that future."
— Wendy Mass (Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall)