“Of course I would fall for Captain Emotionally Constipated. I could train a rock to hold more affection for me.”

“It would be an honor, and my greatest desire, if you would allow me to protect, love, and serve you for the rest of our lives.”

“How dare Arion sit there and tell her he cared for her more than she for him when she was in love with him! Was the man dense? Had he fallen from his horse too many times?”

“Hunter, you can’t seriously be the Goblin King. You’re not even sixteen yet! I had to give you a ride to the store after school in September when we were getting supplies for Homecoming decorations!”

“We stick to the magical places in the world,” Asahi clarified.“Places like the MBRC, the Redwood forest of California, the less populated parts of New Zealand and Japan, Disney World, and Atlantis,” Madeline listed, ticking the places off on her fingers.“Wait, Disney World?” I interrupted.“The most magical place on Earth.”

“Darn kids! That’s it, no dessert after dinner! And if you eat my flowers again it will be an early bed time!”

“I find myself subject to the entire range of emotions and reactions that a great book will call forth from its reader. I chuckle, laugh out loud, smile wistfully, cringe, widen my eyes in surprise, and even feel sadness--all from the neatly ordered rows of words and their explanations. All of the human emotions and experiences are right here in this dictionary, just as they would be in any fine work of literature. They just happen to be alphabetized.”