“There is no magic in parchment or in wax.”

“The air was heavy with the smell of leather and dust, of old parchment and binding glue. It smelled of secrets.”

“Si aad u hesho wax aaney qayrkaa heli doonin mustaqbalka, samee wax ka duwan waxa ay sameeyaan.”

“As the painter needs his framework of parchment, the improvising musical group needs its framework in time.”

“Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand.”

“Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.”

“If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun. ”

“Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.”

“Time, waxing old, doth all things purify.”

“Oh! my name is John Wellington Wells,
I'm a dealer in magic and spells,
In blessings and curses
And ever-filled purses,
In prophecies, witches, and knells.

If you want a proud foe to "make tracks"—
If you'd melt a rich uncle in wax—
You've but to look in
On our resident Djinn,
Number seventy, Simmery Axe!”