“Being crazy about someone isn't nice or passionate or deeply moving; it is, surprisingly enough, crazy.”

“Repeat after me, Mr. Black: I do believe in commas. I do, I do.”

“The Kiril Islands had changed hands more times than a good coin in a whorehouse.”

“What I caught that winter was a memory of a purpose.”

“You can't murder a book. Even I know that. But you know what you can do with a book, what you can do is burn it, or throw it out a window, or draw, mm, big hairy moustaches on all the ancient illustrations, and blacken the teeth of the women and children, and-- Oh God, don't. It's like talking about drowning babies. You are a terrible person.”

“This place is like crazy on crackers.”

“I had a soft spot for crazy people.”