Enna leaned back her head and laughed at the sky. 'Of course he wasn't! Who could kill Razo?

Razo was sorely tempted to assert that all was true and he'd lost his horns and tail in a tragic childhood accident

My ma says a rock lasts forever, but people don’t, and that’s what makes them more precious.

Razo hopped back up and adopted a posture that said he was completely unruffled, never had been, and in fact was ready to do something manly like lift boulders or swallow live worms.

Yes, we'll yell, 'Help, help us, goose girl, and bring the terrifying legion of warrior geese'.

Some people are born with the first word of a language resting on their tongue though it may take some time before they can taste it.

Life is short, so live extra lives. Read books.