He doesn't bring many girls round unless they're part of a job - but also 'cause his smell can sometimes kill kittens.

The most important thing you ever did was learn how to survive. Do not let anyone make you feel like you shouldn't have.

You can destroy a factory, and they'll build another. But once you destroy a life, that's it. You never get that person back.

I'm a monster, you know. I'm one of the dangerous ones. No you aren't, he promised. Your one of us.

So help me God,” I said slowly, clearly, when Cate looked up at me. “If you go back on your word, I will tear you apart. And I won’t stop, not ever, until I’ve destroyed your life and the lives of every single person in this organization. Believe me, you may not always keep your promises, but I do.

You're a wizard," I snapped. "Can't you just use magic to make your own food?" "Ah, yes," he retorted. "Because mud pies are so very delicious and the wind fills empty stomachs quite nicely.

Life isn’t fair." I said. "It’s taken me a while to get that. It’s always going to disappoint you in some way or another. You’ll make plans, and it’ll push you in another direction. You will love people, and they’ll be taken away no matter how hard you fight to keep them. You’ll try for something and won’t get it. You don’t have to find meaning in it; you don’t have to try to change things. You just have to accept the things that are out of your hands and try to take care of yourself. That’s your job.