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

Not many people can lay claim to having broken Time, and we did it purely by accident.

Discipline, Norah. If you're going to taunt them, remember to stick out your tongue.

Our weaknesses are always evident, both to ourselves and others. But our strengths are hidden until we choose to reveal them--and that is when we are truly tested. When all that we have within is exposed, and we may no longer blame our inadequacies for our failure, but must instead depend upon our strengths to succeed ... that is when the measure of a man is taken, my boy.

The Secret of Drawing consists of just two things: 1) Making lines on paper; and 2) Choosing where they go.

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.

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