In both marriage and war you must cut up the things people say like a cake and eat only what you can stomach.

Death is not a checkmate…it is more like a carnival trick. You cannot win, no matter how you move your Queen.

I’m a monster,” said the shadow of the Marquess suddenly. “Everyone says so.” The Minotaur glanced up at her. “So are we all, dear,” said the Minotaur kindly. “The thing to decide is what kind of monster to be. The kind who builds towns or the kind who breaks them.

As all mothers know, children travel faster than kisses. The speed of kisses is, in fact, what Doctor Fallow would call a cosmic constant. The speed of children has no limits.

The worst thing in the world is having to go back to the dark you shook off.

I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books?

Woman! Come out! I have—" She looked down at the bloodless grass, embarrassed. "I have come to rescue you," she finally said, as if admitting that she were covered in boils.