“All agreed that Quickset was the cleverest cat in the world. And, since Quickset had the same opinion, it was surely true.”

“The ocean filled the footprints where a boy and cat had stood.”

“Hope is an essential thread in the fabric of all fantasies, an Ariadne's thread to guide us out of the labyrinth ... Human beings have always needed hope, and surely now more than ever.”

“The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.”

“True allegiance is only given willingly.”

“He will not succeed in this," Taran said. "Somehow, we must find a way to escape. We dare not lose hope." "I agree absolutely," Fflewddur answered. "Your general idea is excellent; it's only the details that are lacking...”

“What! I don't care about being a princess! And since I'm already a young lady, how else could I behave? That's like asking a fish not to swim!" ~Princess Eilonwy, daughter of Angharad, daughter of Regat, of the Royal house of Llyr”