“Iorek Byrnison: Can is not the same as must.Lyra Silvertongue: But if you must and you can, then there's no excuse.”

“Must is not the same as can, Lyra'. 'But if you must and you can, then there's no excuse!”

“You can make excuses...or you can make solutions.”

“You can't isolate yourself, because that's the worst thing you can do. There's no healing if there's no movement, and isolation is the same as standing still.”

“Of course you could do more - you can always do more, and you should do more - but still, the important things is to do what you can, whenever you can. You just do your best, and that's all you can do. Too many people use the excuse that they don't think they can do enough, so they decide they don't have to to do anything. There's never a good excuse for not doing anything - even if it's just to sign something, or send a small contribution, or invite a newly settled refugee family over for Thanksgiving.”

“There's someone out there who needs you. You must live your life so that person can find you.”