I’m Lila, and yes, he’s crazy. But you must have noticed that before now. He was crazy back when I knew him, and he’s obviously gotten crazier over time.

I thought you were her knight, but you have become only her woodsman--taking little girls into the forest to cut out their hearts.

Life's full of opportunities to make crappy decisions that feel good. And after the first one, the rest get a whole lot easier.

She says that what you did was a cry for help." "It was," I say. "That's why I was yelling 'Heeeelp!' I don't really go in for subtlety.

Let her alone,' said the enkanto, 'or I will curse you blind, lame, and worse.' The old man laughed. 'I'm a curse breaker, fool.' The elf grabbed one of the Jim Beam bottles from the table and slammed it down, so that he was holding a jagged glass neck. The elf smiled a very thin smile. 'Then I won't bother with magic.

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.

When you don't know what you're searching for, you have to look absolutely everywhere.