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

A choice with no consequences has no value. Making a choice knowing there will be consequences, and being willing to bear them, is what distinguishes the right choices from the wrong ones.

said Jack matter-of-factly. "I'm a man. We're made to think more quickly." ...Aven swung her fist and clocked Jack square on the chin, knocking him backward into the balloon, which was still under repair. ...Aven rubbed her knuckles and looked at the others. "Sorry about that. I might have stopped myself from hitting him, but I didn't think of it quickly enough.

Never, ever, sacrifice what you want the most, for what you want the most at that moment.

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.

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

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