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

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

“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.”

“No matter what has happened, you're not a pig-boy; you're an Assistant Pig Keeper!”

“You must know nothing before you can learn something, and be empty before you can be filled. Is not the emptiness of the bowl what makes it useful? As for laws, a parrot can repeat them word for word. Their spirit is something else again. As for governing, one must first be lowest before being highest.”

“King Constantine IX of Regia had been killed three times and was bored with it. He wanted a bath.”

“Go back' Taran shouted at the top of his voice.'Have you lost your wits?'Eilonwy, for it was she, half-halted. She had tucked her plaited hair under a leather helmet. The Princess of Llyr smiled cheerfully at him. 'I understand you're upset,' she shouted back, 'but that's no cause to be rude.' She galloped on.For a time, Taran could not believe he had really seen her.”