- "things you have memorized may soon fade, but words you've understood and spoken soak into your very body." (vol. 1, p. 115)
- "i think magic is like a blank slate, it doesn't fight back. it just listens to you." (vol. 3, p. 159)
- "all great discoveries are born of adversity." (vol. 3, p. 185)
- "i figured i had nothing to learn from her. i believed outsiders to be ignorant - that nothing would be accomplished by their coming into contact with magic. but if she properly masters the principles... what difference will be left between her and any of us?" (vol. 4, p. 6)
- "no matter how prepared one is... the thought that one could have done more always lingers." (vol. 4, p. 36)
- "the only one here casting a curse on me... is me. my own reflection." (vol. 4, p.106)
- "my master might not be able to understand... but the fact that i can't do the same things as everyone else... might be the key that leads to things only i can do." (vol. 4, p. 160)
- "what road can i take? how do i move forward but still be the person i want to be?" (vol. 5, p. 54)
- "the myrphons know exactly what they want to accomplish. that's why they never hesitate." (vol. 5, p. 63)
- "i don't care what you want me to draw. i'm gonna choose what things i draw for myself. and right now i'm still busy... learning the wonder and terror of magic!" (vol. 5, p. 162)
- "is this better? am i soft now?" "yeah." "f-for the longest time, i wished to be somebody else. now i just want to be me again. (...) i promise i'll be back as my real self. wait for me." "of course. i'll be waiting." (vol. 5, p. 182)
- "i'm going to prove myself. i'll put in the work... and face the challenge with my skill alone. i don't need family connections. i'll show them. i'll become a librarian on my own merit." (vol. 6, p. 111)
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