“Heroes are just people doing the best they can when shit is falling all around them. There's no magic to it, no trick.”

“The only people who can have normal are the ones unaffected by all the fucked-up shit that happens around them.” - Curran”

“The trick is realize that the shit that falls on you is fertilizer. -Ron Mangravite”

“When two people meet and fall in love, there's a sudden rush of magic. Magic is just naturally present then. We tend to feed on that gratuitous magic without striving to make any more. One day we wake up and find that the magic is gone. We hustle to get it back, but by then it's usually too late, we've used it up. What we have to do is work like hell at making additional magic right from the start. It's hard work, but if we can remember to do it, we greatly improve our chances of making love stay.”

“But there's people I care about! And this time around, I’m not gonna just stand by and let them all get hurt!”

“Not all magic is fireworks and fanfare. Sometimes magic is quiet and sneaks up on you. An illusion is what needs all the bells and whistles to make itself appear grander than it really is, which is just a trick that can be explained.”