Liberace day with his gimmicky act, his showy but careful piano playing, his non-stop promotions, and his gaudy display of success, but he remained largely unaffected, as preserved by the famous quotation, first recorded in a letter to a critic, "Thank you for your very amusing review. After reading it, in fact, my brother George and I laughed all the way to the bank." He used a similar response to subsequent poor reviews, famously modifying it to "I cried all the way to the bank." In an appearance on "The Tonight Show" some years later, Liberace reran the anecdote to Johnny
The Girl Who Could Fly it a starred review and said, "Best of all are the book’s strong, lightly wrapped messages about friendship and authenticity and the difference between doing well and doing good." "The Horn Book" Review said, "Any child who has felt different will take strength from Piper’s fight to be herself against the tide of family, church, and society.” Author of the "Twilight" series Stephenie Meyer praised the book, "It’s the oddest/sweetest mix of "Little House on the Prairie" and "X-Men". I was smiling the whole time (except for the part where I cried). I gave it to my mom, and I’m