“If they think it's the truth, then they believe it, and if they believe it long enough, then it becomes the truth.”

“The true test of a society isn't how many lies it has; it's how many it believes.”

“The journey had been long and dangerous, and along the way he had met countless travelers, many of whom were so amazing that they must certainly rank among the most original and memorable characters in the history of recorded literature. Which is why it's so sad that there's no time to describe them.”

“It's extremely easy to be mean to people you don't really know.”

“Maybe it's better not to know some things. Mysteries make us tick more than just about anything else.”

“For every thing that we are, there are a million things that we're not. And usually, those million things are what we really want but can never have.”

“So let's just forget about the whole thing and agree never to speak of it again. And I promise I'll never lie to you again.Ah, but surely you must be saying, "Hey! Isn't this entire story a work of fiction and therefore one big lie?"Perhaps. But we already agreed never to speak of it again.”