“Better to cry wolf over and over than never to cry wolf at all.”

“...books were better than travel.”

“This new condition, this unwilled silence, had fallen over him ten days ago. The day Cass had gone into the hospital. The day she had fallen into a coma.”

“Whether it’s chocolate or socks, the rule is the same; the darker the better.”

“Books can also provoke emotions. And emotions sometimes are even more troublesome than ideas. Emotions have led people to do all sorts of things they later regret-like, oh, throwing a book at someone else.”

“Some secrets are meant to be known- but once known you can never forget them.”

“This book will not harm you unless someone throws it at you which is a possibilty never to be discounted.”