“Only humans are unpredictable.”

“Human beings, in their natural state, are unpredictable, erratic, and unhappy. It is only once their animal instincts are controlled that they can be responsible, dependable, and content.”

“All human eyes are useless. You see only what you expect to see, and nothing more; and what is the use of sight like that?”

“Sarah: "Not bad. You look almost human."Lena: "Thanks."Sarah: "I said almost."Lena: "Well, then, almost thanks.”

“There is only what you want and what happens. There is only grabbing on and holding tight in the darkness.”

“There is a nocturna for every single person in the world! And each night the nocturni sip dreams from the River of Knowledge, and fly out into the world, and deliver them to their humans.”

“Running is a mental sport, more than anything else. You're only as good as your training, and your training is only as good as your thinking.”