Matilda

"I'm here because I want to be smart"

"Tomorrow is a new day and anything is possible"

"The greatest gift is to help another person find their way"

"I will not let fear control what I can become"

"Time is the most precious thing we have"

"You can make your own life better with determination"

"Brains are not meant to sit idle"

"I am living now with someone who actually loves me"

"The choice to change is always yours to make"

"I didn't understand a single word but it sounded absolutely magnificent"

"I will always be grateful for what you did for me"

"There is no point in telling lies"

"It's not just enough to be clever, you must also be kind"

"Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly"

"The only power that exists is inside ourselves"

"I won't be told things are impossible"

"It is a fair rule that wherever you go you should leave something behind"

"Love and kindness are never wasted"

"I found it in a book"

"You cannot take it with you when you go"

"Being very small is no different from being very tall"

"Your brain is like a television set that can pick up an infinite number of channels"

"I want to send something very special back across the miles"

"The best punishment in the world is kindness"

"Even if I am a tiny person, I have the power to change things"

"Pigs are important and need to be taken seriously"

"I have something to say which you won't like"

"The mind is not a thing to be wasted on unimportant matters"

"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men"

"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be bold. Be fierce. Be absolutely ruthless"