“Daddy will explain. Come, he is blowing up monsters.”

“Fitch is on his way. He's coming after he blows up some wizards.”

“Daddy always said you only explained things to the people that actually mattered.”

“Daddy? Daddy, I know the baby is in the mommy‟s tummy and the baby comes out of the mommy‟s tummy, but, Daddy? How do that baby get in the mommy‟s tummy?”

“When your daddy walked through the house he was so big he filled it up. That was my first mistake. Not to make him leave room for me.”

“The world is ready to give up its secrets if we only know how to knock, how to give it the necessary blow. The strength and force of the blow come through concentration.”

“No, Kramisha, he's not black. He's a killer bird with evil for his Daddy.”

“Dad, there's smoke coming out of the can and coming out of your mouth, too. How do you do that, daddy?”

“Man cries, his tears dry up and run out. So he becomes a devil, reduced to a monster.”

“He has artistry," he repeated. "Because that's what it takes to blow things up. And cook his arm.”