To dream in isolation can be properly splendid to be sure; but to dream in company seems to me infinitely preferable.

You can plan to be brave - it's even better if you just try to be brave.

It’s only when you’ve lost someone that you realize the nonsense of that phrase “It’s a small world”. It isn’t. It’s a vast, devouring world, especially if you’re alone.

..She had that brand of pragmatism that would find her the first brewing tea after Armageddon.

My imagination is my polestar; I steer by that.

Those old hypocrites. They talk about killing witches but the Good Book’s full of magic. Turning the Nile to blood and parting the Red Sea. What’s that if it’s not good old-fashioned magic? Want a little water into wine? No trouble! How about raising the dead man Lazarus? Just say the word!

Often people who are wonderful with animals aren't always terribly good with human beings.