“Couldn't I just be a bit loony instead of gifted?”
“It wasn't that I didn't feel like sharing. Mostly I just figured they couldn't do anything about it, so there was no point in worrying them. I said, 'A wee little bit,' instead, in honor of being in Ireland, where one adjective was never enough if three would do.”
“I'm not lazy. I'm just really gifted, only instead of being good at music or math I'm good at sleeping late.”
“Loony, Loopy Lupin.”
“He was so good and honest. Why couldn't I love him instead?”
“I see no difference between a genius and a loony, they both speak a language that I find strange.”