“After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die.”

“Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.”

“Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.”

“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”

“Ive got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is! Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirstyeverything I dont like. How can I learn to like her, even though she is pretty a...”

“You have been my friend... And that in itself is a tremendous thing.”

“Lesson one: expect to get screwed over for the convenience of others on a regular basis.”

“All this bunch of so-called 'adults' was doing was making enemies of one another when what they really needed to be concentrating on was how to get out alive.”

“Now you're an adult, Katya!" he'd said, picking her up under the armpits like he'd been doing since she'd been born.”