“As we jogg on, either laugh with me, or at me, or in short do any thing—only keep your temper.”

“Only a short time ago, I learned that people laughed at me. Now I can see that unknowingly I joined them in laughing at myself. That hurts the most.”

“Any thing awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.”

“It's my rule never to lose me temper till it would be dethrimental to keep it.”

“Now before we do any digging around in that blond head of yours to find out the truth, I suggest you cool your temper. And I know just where you can do that best.”
Jace blinked. “Are you sending me to my room?”

“[A]lthough you have a right to appoint me to the office… yet you have no right to expect me either to spend money to forward the election or to cheat any man's vote, and I shall do neither… a seat in the House can never bring me either honours or emoluments, nothing, in short, but labour and trouble - you cannot expect from me, so will not, in fact, receive from me, either flatteries, treats or bribes.”

“The only thing that keeps me here is gravity.”

“He bursts out laughing. It's short, as if he regretted allowing me to make him laugh, but the satisfaction's already mine.”

“Do not touch me and keep your soul out of your fingertips… Die into me or don't come to me at all.”

“Keep your temper, said the Caterpillar.”