Not a frog, I hope?” he asked…She shook her head. “No. And if it was I wouldn’t kiss it, I promise you. I might kiss a prince if I could be sure he’d turn into a frog, but not the other way around.

I want to live like music sounds."- Ruth

This is worse than Hollywood, he thought. A girl comes in with a pork chop and I write a song for her.

Then he kissed her. It was a very long time before he let her go. When he did, she looked up at him, hurt and bewilderment on her face. 'Why did you stop?' asked Tessa. 'I thought you might want to breathe,' said Guy carefully. 'Breathe?'said Tessa , shocked. 'I don’t need to breathe  when I’m with you.'

Herr Altenburg, I can't; I have vertigo.' And Marek looked at him: 'All right - I'll get the chemist to fix me something.

When you're sad, my Little Star, go out of doors. It's always better underneath the open sky.

One must not judge other cultures by the standars of one's one,' said Aunt Hilda