Pray use both cats as sponges if it pleases you, infatuated infantryman.

But most dragons seem to have interesting personalities--besides probably having quite good reasons for what they do, if only one could understand them

I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat every human they come across!

And indeed if you think you're a genius at something, what you achieve is very much according to your expectations; if you think you're no good, you're not going to get anywhere.

I am a total zombie just after I wake up. It takes me half an hour even to get my eyes open. Ask anyone who knows me. I can't see; I can't talk properly; I can't do anything without help. The only think I can do properly is think. And I know how to exploit my condition. I've had years of practice.

This is the mythosphere. It's made up of all the stories, theories and beliefs, legends, myths and hopes, that are generated here on Earth. As you can see, it's constantly growing and moving as people invent new tales to tell or find new things to believe. The older strands move out to become these spirals, where things tend to become quite crude and dangerous. They've hardened off, you see.

Do you mind not being so kind and obedient? It makes me nervous.