- Poppy Proudfellow: What sense is it sticking your neck out for him any more than you already have?
- Nori Brandyfoot: There's head-sense, Poppy, and there's heart-sense.
- Poppy Proudfellow: There's common sense and nonsense. And if you're all out of the first, then you can borrow some of mine.
- Nori Brandyfoot: Rather borrow some star charts out of that book instead. And you're gonna help me. Or would you rather I let slip to Malva it was you who put fireweed in her toe cream?