“...'ever' is a long time”
“Ever is a long time.”
“Ever is a long time. But the boy knew what he knew. That ever is no time at all.”
“And there the wicked witch stayed for a long long time.'Did she ever come out?'Not yet.”
“Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.”
“Six hundred years is an awfully long time, Ever. So long it's impossible for either of us to imagine. Though it is more than enough time to rack up a few dirty skeletons for the old metaphorical closet, right?”