Heroes are the people who carry on despite their fear, because they know the job’s got to get done and they’re the only ones left to do it.

Detention. That’s what you get at the Junipero Serra Mission Academy when you sucker punch your stepbrother on school grounds and a teacher happens to notice.

I am going to start with the sock drawer because that is clearly the most important. You can’t really concentrate on anything if your socks aren’t right.

Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.

On the elevator there was a man whose job it is just to work the elevator. He rides in it up and down all day, so the rich people don’t have to tire themselves out, pushing all the buttons. I bet he gets carsick. I looked around, but I didn’t see any throw-up. They probably take the bucket away when no one is looking.

I broke my toe playing Olympic figure skater with Allie over winter break.

Who plans on falling in love? It simply happens. We cannot stop it, however much we might try.

So take my advice: whatever you do? Don’t blink.

I may be a country girl who’s never been offplanet, but even I’m aware that when a Jedi walks up to you and says, “Here, have a baby,” it’s not going to end well.

Why doesn’t the CIA hire your grandmother to interrogate terror suspects? She does a much better job than they do of getting classified information.