“My people, we stay indoors. We have keyboards. We have darkness. It's quiet.”

“We have eyes and we have nervesesWe have tails we have teethYou'll all get what you deservesesWhen we rise from underneath.”

“Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.”

“When we hold each other, in the darkness, it doesn't make the darkness go away. The bad things are still out there. The nightmares still walking. When we hold each other we feel not safe, but better. "It's all right" we whisper, "I'm here, I love you." and we lie: "I'll never leave you." For just a moment or two the darkness doesn't seem so bad.”

“We have teeth and we have tailsWe have tails we have eyesWe were here before you fellWe will be here when you rise.”

“You eternals have long lives, but short memories. The changing people have short lives, but we do not forget.”

“What's your name,' Coraline asked the cat. 'Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?''Cats don't have names,' it said.'No?' said Coraline.'No,' said the cat. 'Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.”