“Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.”

“All stories are true. But some of them never happened.”

“If you really want to do something, no one can stop you. But if you really don’t want to do something, no one can help you”

“Live deliberately. Decide: are you the kind of person things happen to, or the kind of person who makes things happen?”

“Astraeus,' Aven called out. 'God of the four winds and friend to sailors. Say a little prayer when you look at him, so he will give us what we need to keep our course.'A little prayer?' said Jack. 'To a constellation?'To what it represents,' said Aven.But I don't believe in what it represents,' said Jack.Prayers aren't for the deity,' said Aven. 'They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.'Can't you do that without praying to a dead Greek god?'Sure,' said Aven. 'But how often would anyone do that, if not in prayer?”

“Don't ascribe to evil what can be attributed to well-intentioned stupidity.”

“Not many people can lay claim to having broken Time, and we did it purely by accident.”