“A blessing changes the atmosphere. If you say something kind like, How about being my partner at the annual Spring Fling Dance Contest?, its going to affect the situation. If you say something mean...”

“I guess I need to leave it up to the Great Magician, as Harry would say.”

“Remember your magic.”

“I built an idea in my head of the hero I wanted to be, a grab bag of traits from heroes, villains, and side characters. I did not have book role models, I had book blueprints.But there remained a h...”

“I am not always good and noble. I am the hero of this story, but I have my off moments.”

“Ethan: "You think I'm a hero?"Beth: "Yes."Ethan: "But lousy husband material?" Like that really mattered to him.Beth: "Don't sweat it. So was Superman.”

“Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.”

“It is imperative that when thousands of selfless volunteers respond to those who have incurred the wrath of a natural disaster that legal liability need not be hanging over their heads.”