“No one conquers fear easily, Robert. It takes a brave heart to win great battles.”

“I know sometimes life can be painful, my tiger. But, remember, if you cant change whats happened today, you must bide your time, until youre strong enough to fight tomorrow.”

“The souls a matter of the heart, Robert, and the hearts a mystery even the greatest scientists dont understand.”

“The Kraken was somewhat obsessed with posture. As for Lily, she barely gave it a second thought. In her opinion it was better to read books than balance them. Thats what they were designed for, aft...”

“You know, once,” Robert said, “I was working in the shop, doing some repairs on a music box, and it was all going wrong. Da took me aside and told me to think of it like life: ‘It looks complicated...”

“The soul’s a matter of the heart, Robert, and the heart’s a mystery even the greatest scientists don’t understand.”

“Promise YourselfTo be so strong that nothingcan disturb your peace of mind.To talk health, happiness, and prosperityto every person you meet.To make all your friends feelthat there is something in ...”

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”

“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.”

“Luke is unimaginable. And its not just his talented tongue or the way he looks at me like Im the most beautiful woman hes ever seenthough neither of those hurt his cause. No, its the way he makes m...”

“Because there are no guarantees.No promises on time.There is only this moment.And this moment now belongs to me.”

“I feel like one of those cartoon characters helplessly following the scent of something yummy when Im near him.”

“The life of my people is to remember forever; each head granary is full. The life of your people is to forget: your thing granaries ("museums"), and not yourselves, are full.”

“We are now in the mountains and they are in us, kindling enthusiasm, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell of us.”

“The living sinners on deadly ground.”