“Loyalty was a funny thing. So was love. They both bit you when you least expected it.”

“If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.”

“There aren’t many funny bits in Mr Tolkien either,’ Matilda said.
‘Do you think that all children’s books ought to have funny bits in them?’ Miss Honey asked.
‘I do,’ Matilda said. ‘Children are not so serious as grown-ups and love to laugh.”

“The funny things is when you start feeling happy alone, that's when everyone decides to be with you.”

“Falling into ruin was a bit like falling in love: Both descents stripped you bare and left you as you were at your core. And both endings are equally painful.”

“I glanced up at him. "I love things that are beautiful when you don't expect them to be.”

“What you hope for
Is that at some point of the pointless journey,
Indoors or out, and when you least expect it,
Right in the middle of your stride, like that,
So neatly that you never feel a thing,
The kind assassin Sleep will draw a bead
And blow your brains out.”

“It’s a funny thing, when you talk to God, you’re religious, but when he talks to you, you’re a psychopath.”

“Funny, when you finally faced reality, it was amazing how clearly you could see things.”

“What do you get when you fall in love?
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So, for at least, until tomorrow
I'll never fall in love again”