“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisioned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape?. . .If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!”

“True love is rare, and it’s the only thing that gives life real meaning.”

“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.”

“People aren’t born good or bad. Maybe they’re born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.”

“Investigation?” Isabelle laughed. “Now we’re detectives? Maybe we should all have code names.”
“Good idea,” said Jace. “I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.”

“Declarations of love amuse me. Especially when unrequited.”

“If cats looked like frogs we’d realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That’s what people remember.”

“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”

“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.”