“You were the kind of kid who couldn't see the difference between throwing rocks at a cat and setting it on fire.”

“Cats gravitate to kitchens like rocks gravitate to gravity.”

“As far as he could see, the drawings were simply alive. They might be colored earth on rock, but they were as alive as the kangaroo that'd just hopped away.”

“All witches who'd lived in her cottage were bookish types. They thought you could see life through books but you couldn't, the reason being that the words got in the way.”

“Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.”

“Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.”

“I hate cats."Death's face became a little stiffer, if that were possible. The blue glow in his eye sockets flickered red for an instant."I SEE," he said. The tone suggested that death was too good for cat haters.”