“Real is better, The truth is better. Painful but better.”

“If my like for you was a football crowd, youd be deaf cause of the roar. And if my like for you was a boxer, thered be a dead guy lying on the floor. And if my like for you was sugar, youd lose you...”

“Asking's the easy bit. Then there's everything that comes after.”

“If you don't want a generation of robots, fund the arts!”

“If my like for you was a footy crowd, you'd be deaf cos of the roar.And if my like for you were a boxer, there'd be a dead guy lying on the floor.And if my like for you were sugar, you'd lose your ...”

“My dad was a magician too. Got in his car and disappeared.”

“Creativity is the state of consciousness in which you enter into the treasury of your innermost being and bring the beauty into manifestation. (p.232)”

“Do you think I'm pretty?I think you're beautifulBeautiful?You are so beautiful, it hurts sometimes.”

“As if you were on fire from within.The moon lives in the lining of your skin.”

“Witches are naturally nosy, said Miss Tick, standing up. Well, I must go. I hope we shall meet again. I will give you some free advice, though.Will it cost me anything?What? I just said it was free...”

“How can you be one of the stars of heaven, when the stars are innumerable? What star number do you have?”

“His words were full of hope and threat. Like the stars.”