“Magick comes in many forms, and there are many covert master magicians who are so covert that they don't even know they are magicians.”

“I know magicians and I know magic and I say this: all magicians lie and this one more than most.”

“Who has more pockets than a magician?A boy.Whose pockets contain *more* than a magicians?A boy's.”

“If I were a magician who could make things possible, I'd have lemonade always tasting as it did on the evening Francesco explained how right it was for the Italian moon to be a feminine moon. If I were a magician who could make things possible, we'd be able to understand all languages every evening between eight and nine. If I were a magician who could make things possible, all dams would keep their promises. If I were a magician who could make things possible, we'd be really brave.”

“You are about as covert as a sledgehammer.”

“So, 'reaper' is really just a nice word for 'covert pervert?' Is that what you're saying?”