“There's nothing more useless than a mind filled with someone else's thoughts.”

“The best teachers become the best teachers by being their own best students.”

“I surround myself with love by loving everything around me.”

“But you have nothing better to do with your time than harass us, do you? Go back to ruling the universe from Mount Olympus or whatever else it is you mongrels do.”

“Thoughts that we breathe and words that burn…”

“Well, if nothing else, you are that rock. You can look at it and know that even though the elements can change your shape, you’re still you at the core.”

“I went to him in the doorway and embraced him tightly. "Thank you," I whispered. "You've done so much for us, and we've done nothing for you.""Don't say that." Vic's hands patted my back. "You're my friends. Nothing else to it.”