It was at thirteen years old that Marya Morevna learned how to keep a secret, and that secrets are jealous things, permitting no fraternization.

It appeals to the higher nature of the self to put aside food which once lived - I do not consider myself food, why should I ask all other creatures to consider themselves so?

She did not want to read this book from start to finish, or rather, she thought perhaps it did not want her to. Instead she practiced the art of bibliomancy, trusting the book to show her what it wanted her to know.

You should always listen to minotaurs. Anybody with four stomachs has to have a firm grip on reality.

It is harder, usually, to find a person who wants to walk the streets of me, to taste the teas of my country, to... immigrate, you could say.

But if you must be clever, then be clever. Be brave. Sleep with fists closed and shoot straight.

A library is never complete. That’s the joy of it. We are always seeking one more book to add to our collection.