“Travel opens your mind as few other things do.”

“There were few things worse than being ordinary, in Evie’s opinion. Ordinary was for suckers.”

“May I suggest that you all read? And often. Believe me, it's nice to have something to talk about other than the weather and the Queen's health. Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.”

“But if we are to remain a great empire, we must have a greater understanding of the hearts and minds of others.”

“- 'Music opens your soul, makes you ready.'- 'Ready for what?'- He smiles big. 'Exactly.”

“I know because I read...Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.”

“We all walk in a land of dreams. For what are we but atoms and hope, a handful of stardust and sinew? We are weary travelers trying to find our way home on a road that never ends. Am I a part of your dream? or are you but a part of mine?”