As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.

Magic causes as much trouble as it cures.

You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as your brain and heart are still working. But you’ll have no sense of self anymore, no memory, no . . . anything. There’s no chance at all of recovery. You’ll just — exist. As an empty shell. And your soul is gone forever . . . lost.

I'm very frustrated by fear of imagination. I don't think that's healthy.

... there are far, far worse things in the living world than dying.

Clever as I am, I remain just as big a fool as anyone else.

Don't worry. You're just as sane as I am.