“The Owl thinks slowly, but the Owl thinks long.”
“We were restless for ages...After a while I heard an owl hooting and calmed myself by thinking of it flying over the dark fields – and then I remembered it would be pouncing on mice. I love owls, but I wish God had made them vegetarian.”
“Owl brain,” Charell replied. “Made specially so ‘tis still thinking when you eat it. Keeps you smart.”
“Owls are wise. They are careful and patient. Wisdom precludes boldness. That is why owls make poor heroes.”
“If you are unwilling to defend your right to your own lives, then you are merely like mice trying to argue with owls. You think their ways are wrong. They think you are dinner.”
“I think I'm a tiny bit like Harry 'cos I'd like to have an owl. Yeah, that's the tiny bit, actually.”