“What a horrifying notion," he said. "A creature with the power to take over one's mind.”

“She was furious that I had seen her true form, horrified and embarrassed that I had stripped her disguise away and seen the creature beneath. And she was afraid that I could take away even her mask, forever, with my power.”

“The echoes of childhood torments have great power, even when not brought to mind in such an inexplicable and horrifying way.”

“Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.”

“People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens. Every person is either a creator of fact or a creature of circumstance. He either puts color into his environment, or, like a chameleon, takes color from his environment.”

“Sorcery rules the world. Of course, most don't call it sorcery; indeed, many would be horrified by such a notion.”