“You rush a miracle worker, you get lousy miracles!”

“You can't plan for everything or you never get started in the first place.”

“I know how you feel," I said. "You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell. But once you learn something about it, it gets easier to handle. Knowledge counters fear. It always has.”

“You never get a straight answer from captains. You should know that by now.”

“You can't abandon life just because it's scary, and just because you get hurt.”

“One thing you can count on when visiting the Nevernever: you don't ever get bored.”

“You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away. You just have to run faster than the guy next to you.”