“Heaven send you many friends as rich as this, and every friend a perfect gentleman.”— Thomas Chatterton
“Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. Wishes are brutal, unforgiving things. They burn your tongue the moment they're spoken and you can never take them back.”— Alice Hoffman
“It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring... I'd much rather be in a downpour of noodles.”— Jack Prelutsky