It's like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget.

I don't like lollipops.

Knock yourself out... Or rather, don't.

Shut up, Julius! I mean, quiet a moment, Commander.

Let us proceed under the assumption that the fairy folk do exist, and that I am not a gibbering moron.

A genius. A criminal mastermind. A millionaire. And he is only twelve years old.

Foaly: Anyone see you come in here? Holly: The FBI, CIA, NSA, DEA, MI6. Oh, and the EIB. Foaly: The EIB? Holly: (smirking) Everyone in the building.

I don't suppose you would consider peaceful surrender?

this was business.

Time to do what he did best - plot dastardly acts.

No one's ever really ready for a troll.

No furniture is so charming as books.

These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves -- they're good to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em.

I will continue to write what I love to read, and the fact that it doesn't sell as well as romance or sci-fi or fantasy isn't the point.

An arch never sleeps.

I used to believe my art had to be about the things that brought me joy and gave me hope. But I learned that art can be found in all of life, even in pain.

I'm very short, so I just have to watch my weight because I have a big appetite.

I think a sexual energy is a positive energy.

There are few people who would not be ashamed of being loved when they love no longer.

Enlightenment is a lot like dying. You might wonder why there aren't more enlightened people. It is because they are afraid to die.

All special assistants to the president are typically political appointees of the first year of the new president.