“Most pleasures are best as a seasoning, not the main course. p. 374”

“Indulgence is emptiness. I have proved the limits of food and frivolity. There is no real fulfillment in meaningless rushes of pleasure. You try to conceal the emptiness with more extravagance, only to find the thrills becoming less satisfying and more fleeting. Most pleasures are best as a seasoning, not the main course. However you try to disguise it, you end up feeding without being nourished.”

“You picked the right road, even though it is the most difficult. That is the essence of heroism. (p. 326)”

“Not kill us," Pigeon corrected. "She was mainly just trying to turn us into mindless slaves.”

“Sometimes the best offense was avoiding self-destruction.”

“Sometimes the most preposterous lies are the most believable.”

“Drake. He liked dangerous pies.""Why did he join you?""Who would eat pie that could take over your life? Why risk it?""Focus. Why did he join you?""Say no to death pies. Another good motto. I'm getting a headache." p. 432”