“ Amelia, do meet my cousin.Your cousin?Indeed. He might be the duke.Then who are you?Excellent question.”

“Those who travel desert places do indeed meet with creatures surpassing all description.”

“It might do wonders for your marriage,” Amelia continued. “It’s lovely to talk to your husband after you’ve been to bed together. They just lie there feeling grateful and say yes to everything.” - Amelia to Poppy”

“No, indeed, 'pig' is very expressive. And an excellent description of a fellow who flirts with his brother's beloved.”

“once I falsely hoped to meet the beings who, pardoning my outward form, would love me for the excellent qualities which I was capable of unfolding.”

“I had a cousin once who lived in your dictionary, inside the binding, and there was a tiny hole which he used for a door, and it led out between trichotomy and trick. Now what do you think of that? It was only a few minutes walk to trigger, then over the page to trinity, trinket and trional, and there my cousin used to fall asleep.”