“Welcome to Morganville. You'll never want to leave. And even if you do… well, you can't. Sorry about that.”

“You know that things aren't going well for you when you can't even tell people the simplest fact about your life, just because they'll presume you're asking them to feel sorry for you.”

“So what? I'm sorry. What do you want me to do? My name's Messiah, but I can't work miracles.”

“You get a strange feeling when you're about to leave a place, I told him, like you'll not only miss the people you love but you'll miss the person you are now at this time and this place, because you'll never be this way ever again.”

“And I'm sorry about the phone call and needing you
Some decisions you don't make
I guess it's just like breathing or not wanting to
There are some things you can't fake”

“If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.”

“Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't do this or that. That's nonsense. Make up your mind, you'll never use crutches or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”

“Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.”

“Obsessing about things is important, and things really do matter, but if you can't let go of them, you'll end up crazy.”

“Promise me you'll never forget me because if I thought you would, I'd never leave.”