“Septimus was suddenly horribly afraid that the Antidote would not work. He glanced nervously at Marcia, who whispered, "It will work, Septimus. You must believe in it." Physik isn't like Magyk," said Septimus unhappily. "It doesn't matter whether you expect it to work or not. Either it does or it doesn't.""I doubt that very much," said Marcia. "A little belief in something always helps.”
“And it was cowardly for a man to say he would kill himself, but Septimus had fought; he was brave; he was not Septimus now”
“Septimus has been working too hard" - that was all she could say to her own mother. To love makes one solitary, she thought.”
“I really like Septimus Heap. he is my favorite guy in the story. I should make you all read it.”
“Beauty Lures the Stranger More Easily into Danger-Septimus Heap”
“But love like that doesn't just disappear, does it? No matter how powerful the hate, there is always a little love left, underneath.Yes. Horrible, isn't it?”