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

Jack," said Charles, "he's making up words again." "Yes," Jack replied, "but he's getting better at it, don't you think?

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

Just because I'm a murdering, thieving, cowardly, traitorous sort doesn't mean I can't do my job properly.

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

Power, true power, comes from the belief in true things, and the willingness to stand behind that belief, even if the universe itself conspires to thwart your plans. Chaos may settle; flames may die; worlds may rise and fall. But true things will remain so, and will never fail to guide you to your goals.

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.