A breath?" she asked. She didn't want to kiss just any wooden man. He looked nice enough, but he might not be like his looks. A kiss seemed very forward. He might remember it, and make assumptions.

— Garth Nix

As for you, Private, if you mention a word of this to anyone, I'll feed you to the cat thing here. Understand?"" Yum," said Forget." Yes, sir!" mumbled the telephone operator, his hands shaking as he tried to smother the burning wreckage of his switchboard with a fire blanket.

— Garth Nix

As it 'happens, I am Arthur's right-hand man," said Suzy. "Or left-hand girl, I can't remember where I stood last time. Anyhow, me and Arthur is like two fingers of a gauntlet. Or at least the thumb and the little finger. I mean, I'm his top General, and all. So if I say you're in, you're in.

— Garth Nix

Be assured that any hurt to your spirit will pass in time. It is the nature of Death to take, but the nature of Life to give.

— Garth Nix

Blood trickled down his chin as he was hauled up onto his knees, the golden rope securing his arms behind him and his ankles together. Arthur looked up and saw the fizzing sparkling crown coming down. I’m Arthur Pentagon, he thought desperately... The crown was wedged tightly upon his head- and Arthur fell silently screaming into darkness.

— Garth Nix

Bravery is about overcoming fear, not about not having it.

— Garth Nix

Bravery is about overcoming fear, not about not having it. There's plenty I'm afraid of. Just not vampires.'' We fear the unknown,' she said. 'You must know a lot about vampires.

— Garth Nix

But think of how much worse it would be to sit here, not knowing. Until the Dead choke the Pattern and Hedge walks across the dry bed of the river to batter down the door.

— Garth Nix

Clearly the Old One had the capacity to kill - or easily deliver some sort of final ending that sounded remarkably like death.

— Garth Nix

Death and what came after death was no great mystery to Gabriel. She just wished it was.

— Garth Nix