Pull quotes for a hypothetical second edition

[Rocket Man]

Vessels

"Never tell a child 'You have a soul.' Teach him 'You are a soul. You have a body.' "
-- George MacDonald

"God likes matter. He invented it."
-- C.S. Lewis

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Ethereal Domains

“Only one thing is certain - that nothing is certain. All things are possible in the land of Faerie.”
– author unknown

[Rocket Man]

Skills

“Practice doesn’t make perfect. It makes better.”
― Frank Peretti, Illusion

[Rocket Man]

Ethereal Combat

The Dream Lord: "If you die in the dream, you wake up in reality. Healthy recovery in next to no time. Ask me what happens if you die in reality."
Rory: "What happens?"
The Dream Lord: "You die, stupid. That's why it's called 'reality.'"

--Dr Who, "Amy's Choice."

[Rocket Man]

Life on Heaven's Side

"I already know some of the questions you want to ask. The answers are: 1) Yes, it's pretty interesting being an angel. 2) No, I haven't met God. Yet. 3) I can't tell you which religion was right after all, because it's not exactly clear. 4) As to what Heaven's like ... well, bear with me and I'll try to explain."
--Tad Williams, The Dirty Streets of Heaven.

[robkelk]

Vessels

“I looked like this when I was young, and I still do.”
- Yogi Berra, What Time Is It? You Mean Now?

[Rocket Man]

Reincarnation
“Some things are destined to be -- it just takes us a couple of tries to get there.”
-- J.R. Ward, Lover Mine

Destiny
“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
-- William Jennings Bryan

Fate
"It was written I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice.”
--Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

[Rocket Man]

Demon Princes

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
--Ephesians 6:12, NIV.

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Ethereals or Faith or any number of other concepts

“The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.”
– Francis Pharcellus Church, the New York Sun, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," 21 Sept 1897

[Rocket Man]

Infernal Interventions
"Sometimes, at the height of our revelries, when our joy is at its zenith, when all is most right with the world, the most unthinkable disasters descend upon us."
-- A Christmas Story