After a certain age, you couldn't even say where you were from. You went someplace, and lived there. And then you went someplace else.

It looked like something the Hemlock needed, or a piece of equipment a plumber had left behind. It looked like none of your business.

I was never a fan of anything, and yet some people are fans of my books. That's a bit odd. But I like meeting them.

the table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise.

People don't always get what they deserve in this world.

There are some who go through life with a shadow hanging over them, particularly if they live in a building which has long wide awnings.

How do you do?" said Violet. "How do you do?" said Klaus. "Odo yow!" said Sunny.