“If no one makes a mistake then their brain can’t grow.”

Daddy brushes her hair.

“Are you trying to make me bald?”

“Wait, wait, wait. That was just the appetizer!”

“You just want me to have fun. It’s not going to work!”

“You have to go quick. This is the speed round!”

How’s it going with your life?

Tillie: Well I’m super duper young so it’s going great so far.

Tillie: Dad, are pirates real?

Dad: Gives long history of pirates real and legendary.

Tillie: Yeah, but are space pirates real?

“This girl is on fire!”

Tillie, helping to determine the appropriate discipline for her behavior:“I am going to ground myself until I’m an old woman.”

Tillie, on fire drills at school:

“We had to go immediately. Like when I say, ‘Give me a cookie right now!’ It’s like that only faster.”

Tillie, recounting wearing a special art dress for International Women’s Day:

“Mrs. White (her art teacher) asked me if I remembered who this was and I said, ‘Frida Kahlo.’ And then I high fived her.”

“Liffie is God. Never heard of her.”

“Let’s pretend I’m invisible.”

“Literally.”

“Daddy...Can I tell you a secret about my art? Everyone thinks it’s just about rainbows. But, actually, it’s about life and stuff.”

“Should it be grownups vs kids or kids vs grownups? I can’t decide.”

Tillie, a prayer for the Chinese:

Chinese, I love you. Oh, sorry about that. Chinese, Wǒ ài nǐ. How’s it going in your world? It’s going pretty good in mine. Wǒ ài nǐ. Amen.

Grabbing a handful of fresh powder snow: “Can I see your face, Daddy?”

“It’s a pink tsunami!”

“My back hurts like a rhino having a baby.”