“You are a souvenir shop, where he goes to remember how much people miss him when he is gone.”

“I miss him as soon as he goes. When he isn't with me, I think I made him up.”

“I thought for a moment about the dog. Miffy. I guess no matter how much Rube and I complained about him, we knew we'd sort of miss him if something happened to him. It's funny how there are things in this world that do nothing but annoy you, but you know you'd miss them when they're gone. Miffy, the Pomeranian wonderdog, was one such thing.”

“You don't really know how much you miss someone until it's gone.”

“There's a mouse in here with me. He's sitting there in the light of the lamp, looking up at me. He seems as surprised to see me as I am to see him. There he goes. I can hear him still, scurrying about somewhere under the hayrick. I think he's gone now. I hope he comes back. I miss him already.”

“When he remembered to turn and look for it, the Talisman was gone.”