“Hat = wizard, wizard = hat. Everything else is frippery.”

“Be one of the crowd? It went against everything a wizard stood for, and a wizard would not stand for anything if he could sit down for it, but even sitting down, you had to stand out.”

“Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'.”

“What is magic?There is the wizard's explanation... wizards talk about candles, circles, planets, stars, bananas, chants, runes and the importance of having at least four good meals every day.”

“These people were not only cheering, they were throwing flowers and hats. The hats were made of stone, but the thought was there.”

“There were really only four kind of people in the world: men and women and wizards and witches.”

“Do you think there’s anything to eat in this forest?”“Yes,” said the wizard bitterly, “us.”