“A Dream Pirate attack is swift and ragged. Like awkward phantoms, the pirates often fly in lurches and jerks, and they usually destroy everything that gets in their way.”

“I think all wishes are the same, really," she continued. "Whether they ask for this, that, or the other, what they are really asking for is happiness.”

“Unlike them, however, her path was not through daring deeds or the study of magic or the use of miraculous powers. She had been gifted with something almost as rare: an open and eager mind. She had...”

“He longed for cleanliness and tidiness: it was hard to find peace in the middle of disorder.”

“No dirt can touch me, like an ocean, everything that comes to me becomes clean.”

“Before letting someone hold your heart in their hands, make sure their hands are clean.”

“You should never wish for wishful thinking.”

“What you desire is what you want, what you have is what Allah wants.”

“Most people say if you tell a wish it won't come true. But I don't think wishes work like that. I don't believe there's some bad-tempered wish-fairy with a clipboard, checking off whether or not yo...”