We all just keep moving, September. We keep moving until we stop.

She sounds like someone who spends a lot of time in libraries, which are the best sorts of people.

He missed you like a fish in a bowl misses the open sea.

I am a Prince," he replied, being rather dense. "It is the function of a Prince—value A—to kill monsters—value B—for the purpose of establishing order—value C—and maintaining a steady supply of maidens—value D. If one inserts the derivative of value A (Prince) into the equation y equals BC plus CD squared, and sets it equal to zero, giving the apex of the parabola, namely, the point of intersection between A (Prince) and B (Monster), one determines value E—a stable kingdom. It is all very complicated, and if you have a chart handy I can graph it for you.

Well, very splendid and very frightening. But splendid things are often frightening. Sometimes, it's the fright that makes them splendid at all.

She is so stubborn, her heart has an argument with her head every time it wants to beat.

...For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness.