Bards were terrible at keeping secrets. They insisted on putting them to music.

What do they do for a village idiot when you're here?

Empty words show an empty mind, and silence speaks most eloquently of all.

Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn.

Violence is never the answer but sometimes, like with cockroaches, it is the only possible response.

Better the comfort of a lie than the absurdity of the truth.

Most people don't care who's in charge as long as someone is.

I tell you what I won't put up with. You chose how to behave.

All writers believe in the magic of books; Jim Hines has created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and very definitely not always safe.

The world tilted slightly sideways. 'I think I need to sit down.' The floor seemed like the best option. It was close and he'd already proved that he could hit it. His legs folded.

It took him forever to get to downtown Vancouver although Tony had to admit that saving the world by public transportation was a particularly Canadian way to do things.

In the game of life, gratitude triumphs over fear anyway. Your move...

Life is fragile, handle with prayer.

A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there.

I don't like toast... the black stuff gets in my teeth.

They were connected, one being, fused together. She belonged to him, and he to her.

Equal laws protecting equal rights…the best guarantee of loyalty and love of country.

Christ is the only way to God, but there are as many ways to Christ as there are people who come to Him.

There's a ghost in this house! An unquiet spirit!" Unquiet spirit?" Shane said under his breath. "Is that politically correct for pissed off? You know, like Undead American or something?

I like sleeping at the minute, I don't really get the chance to do that.

The bad one is that way because of the ignorance, therefore he can be healed with wisdom.