They are stupid and dangerous, and all the more dangerous because they are stupid. - Bruce Coville

There would not be much left if every useful thing that could be turned to bad ends were destroyed.

That sense of loss grew within the hearts of the humans who had been left behind, left to live without unicorns. Even the ones who had never seen a unicorn, felt the passing of something sweet and wonderful. It was as if the air had surrendered a bit of its spice, the water a bit of its sparkle, the night a bit of its mystery.

Sometimes when you mend a chain, the place where you fix it is strongest of all... Never was a chain that couldn't be broken. Sometimes it’s even a good idea.