“I intended only lilies. That was my intention: a bouquet of lilies. - The Magician”

“I intended lilies, said the magician. but in the clutches of a desparate desire to do something extraordinary, I called down a greater magic and inadvertently caused you a profound harm. I will now try to undo what I have done.”

“Truly, I did not intend to harm you, he said. That was never my intention.”

“If you have no intention of loving or being loved, the whole journey is pointless.”

“He was weeping. Although 'weeping' really is to small a word for the activity the kind had undertaken. Tears were cascading from his eyes. A small puddle had formed at his feet. I am not exaggerating. The king, it seemed, was intent on crying himself a river.”

“I have brought you half of my pancakes," said Gollie."And I have removed one of my outrageous socks," said Bink. "It's a compromise bonanza!”

“Do you think everybody misses somebody? Like I miss my mama?” “Mmmm-hmmm,” said Gloria. She closed her eyes. “I believe, sometimes, that the whole world has an aching heart.”