That isn't a desperate act. That's a PLAN.

You're a very odd man," said Bert. "I get that more often than you'd think," replied Charles.

Always, always ask for what you want. Because the Universe might surprise you — and give it to you.

It is the world, my boy," he said. "All the World, in ink and blood, vellum and parchment, leather and hide. It is the World, and it is yours to save or lose.

If you know something bad is coming, can't you plan to avoid it or try to do something differently?" said Charles. Probably", said the Cartographer, "but then the good events would have no flavor. The joy you find in life is paid for by suffering that comes later, just as sometimes, the suffering is redeemed by a joy unexpected. That's the trade that makes a life worth living.

All stories are true. But some of them never happened.

Prayers aren't for the deity...They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.