“The impossible we do immediately. The unimaginable takes a little while.”

“Children are a precious gift, but they belong to no one but themselves. They are only lent us a little while.”

“Come on," I said to Karrin. "Head for the other boat.""Should we?" she asked. "That Erlking guy seems a little..do-it-yourselfy.”

“Sometimes the things that are good for you, in the long run, hurt for a little while when you first get to them.”

“Do you have a little white dress? I've had this deep-seated nurse fantasy about you, Murphy.”

“No, Bob. Just no. For crying out loud. She's seventeen. Better move quick, then, Bob said. Before anything starts to droop. Taste of perfection while you can, that's what I always say......The perverted little creep has a point, my host.”

“My friend is going to save a little girl from monsters. I am going with him. That's what friends do.”