“Never say 'I can't.' 'I can't' is a limit, and life is about breaking through limits. Say 'I will' instead.”
“Robin Hood just called, he wants Sherwood Forest back.”
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single girl in possesion of a pashon for fashon, must be in want of an audiance!”
“Math is “maths,” an elevator is a “lift,” a truck is a “lorry,” a flashlight is a “torch,” and “crisps” are what they call potato chips, while “chips” over here means French fries. Just as riding the double-decker buses thrills me, I get a thrill out of hearing people talk.”
“Would I want to know the ending to my own story? No. I want the adventure that comes with finding out.”
“Football means soccer, squash is soda, bonkers is nuts—I’m going to need an interpreter or something.”
“This is what happens when you try to help people. You get screwed.”
“It feels like we should do something," he said. "Like, send her off on a barge out to sea and set her on fire. Let her go out in a blaze of glory."
Chubs raised an eyebrow. "It's a minivan, not a Viking.”
“A real diamond is never perfect.”
“The name is Schitt," he replied. "Jack Schitt.”
“We have to save the world," I reminded him.
He reached for me. "The world can wait. I can't.”
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