It is difficult to see a situation for what it is when you are in the midst of it,” Tsukiko says. “It is too familiar. Too comfortable.

This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it.

I am tired of trying to hold things together that cannot be held.

I have absurdly vivid dreams.

The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones.

Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case.

People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.

Only the ship is made of books, its sails thousands of overlapping pages, and the sea it floats upon is dark black ink.

Tarot is just stories on cards.

Even the air feels different on Halloween, autumn-crisp and bright.

Love is fickle and fleeting," Tsukiko continues. "It is rarely a solid foundation for decisions to be made upon, in any game.

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

Don't set your goals to be a star. Set your goals to be the best that you can be and go from there.

No man should have a political office because he wants a job.

My parents encouraged thought. You'll get through life better if you learn how to think.

I think it would count more, if we did less personal appearances.

Only an arrogant man will claim to be independent of everybody else and be self-contained.

Every organization has issues and concerns which are known about by many people who choose to remain silent.

A positive attitude, can turn a storm into a sprinkle.

I suppose comedy is my first love, in a way.

What do you think, Ronnie? Do you think we could stop after just one kiss?