“Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, the less he talks.”

“Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point. French. Pascal. The heart has its reasons, whereof reason knows nothing.”

“If you aren't unhappy sometimes you don't know how to be happy.”

“Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.”

“I think your mythology would call them fallen angels. War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming - making people not know who they are. If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn't need to hate. That's why we still need Namers, because there are places throughout the universe like your planet Earth. When everyone is really and truly Named, then the Echthroi will be vanquished.”

“We know you have a great mind and all, Mother, but you don’t have much sense.”

“You don’t know the meaning of moderation, do you, my darling? A happy medium is something I wonder if you’ll ever learn.”