“My name is Silas Crow. I'm 18-years-old. For a year, me and Frank Fencepost been trying to get into this mechanic school. First, they tell us we gotta write a story. Something about something we know. Well, for a long time I couldn't find one, I mean, lots of stuff goes on here, but I couldn't see it as stuff you'd write down.”
Ryan Rajendra Black - Silas Crow

“- Karen Eiffel: Excuse me, where are the dying people? Most of these people are sick or injured. Is there any way to see the people who aren't going to get better? I'd like to see the dead-for-sure ones.
- Head ER Nurse: I'm sorry, are you suffering from anything?
- Karen Eiffel: Just writer's block.”
Emma Thompson - Karen Eiffel
Cheryl Lynn Bruce - Head ER Nurse

“I use the pen, because the pen is mightier than the sword. But you must always keep a sword handy for when the pen fails.”
John Nichols - Himself

“There is only one page left to write on. I will fill it with words of only one syllable. I love. I have loved. I will love.”
Romola Garai - Cassandra Mortmain

“- Roy O'Bannon: It's just a rock with some gibberish on it!
- Chon Wang: It's Chinese!”

Owen Wilson - Roy O'Bannon
Jackie Chan - Chon Wang