“Memory, in my opinion, is a complete noodle. It hangs on the silliest things but forgets the stuff that really matters.”

“Look, when do the really interesting things happen? Not when you've brushed your teeth and put on your pyjamas and are cozy in bed. They happen when you are cold and uncomfortable and hungry and don't have a roof over your head for the night.”

“All great adventures have moments that are really crap.”

“It's alarming how quickly people adjust to adventures when they are in one. You really have to work at being astonished by life.”

“Then Lucia said, "So what do we do now?""Nothing," Otto said. "Things will go on as just they always have.”

“Then she probably would have waved back," Max said. "And it might be a he.""Ha! Not likely," Lucia said. "Didn't you notice them?""Them what?" Max asked."Her... you know. She has breasts, Max! What do you think that is on her chest?""I think it's a pair of crossed arms," Max said.”

“Give that man a Pixy Stix," Haddie said."A what?" Lucia asked."Hold on." She left then returned a moment later with a handful of colorful straws, one of which she threw at Max like a dart. He caught it in midair. That impressed Haddie and she tossed him another, just to see if he could do it again. He fumbled that one.”