“Think how wonderful it might be to no longer matter, Mrs. Peregrine. Think how wonderful it might be to no longer worry, struggle or fail.”

“She enjoys a fight for survival.”

“At the time, however, I didn't realize the extent of my granddaughter's sensitivity - or her loneliness. I thought only of myself. Of my own sensitivity and my own loneliness.”

“… I studied the painting that hangs over the small fireplace. Immerse myself in art, I told myself. Immerse myself in the conversation of those strollers, people who seem to move about more comfort...”

“To create art with all the passion in one's soul is to live art with all the beauty in one's heart.”

“art is risk made visible”

“Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something.”

“When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest.”

“One must work and dare if one really wants to live.”

“Imagination is a holy impressions.”

“Take those praises with a level head, you must not be distracted by them. After all, purpose still awaits you.”

“Keep making a difference out there! Don't let the noise around you distract you from listening to the voice within you.”

“Sadly, when a person's possessions distract him from his purpose, he usually ends up losing both.”