“Moral issues rarely have yes or no answers.-Myles to Alanna when she asks about the Gift”

“Think about the answers of the questions that have not yet been asked! When they are asked, you will have the answers ready!”

“Have I mentioned that I hate it when you're right?", she asked instead. Alanna shook her head. "No, I don't believe you have. As far as I could tell, you never thought I was right.”

“What's this?' she asked. 'Is it a sphinx?'Yes,' he answered, 'and the sphinx is you.”

“Don't ya'll have anything better to do than to mess with Myles?" she asked. "Sadly, Mom, they don't," Myles said. It's the only respite they have from their monotonous, inconsequential tedium of an existence." Amir's eyes widened. "Duck, Pop! He's gonna big word us to death." Amir lifted his forearm. "Thesaurus-shields up!”

“ That is, life is not an either/or proposition. When asked if you want this or that, the best answer is "yes". ”