Humans have a saying that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", which basically means that if you think it's beautiful, then it is beautiful. The elfin version of this saying was composed by the great poet B.O Selecta, who said "Even the plainest of the plain shall deign to reign", which critics have always thought was a bit rhymey. The dwarf version of this maxim is "If it don't stink, marry it", which is slightly less romantic, but the general gist is the same.

Butler was seeing the world as it was, complete with L.E.P retrival team

I did what all good Iriah dads do when faced with a worthy adversary..I said Ask your mother!!

Holly clambered after him, struggling up the human-size steps. "Wait! Just wait," she called, overtaking Artemis and looking him in the eye from one step up. "I know you, Artemis. You like to play your genius card close to your chest until the big reveal. And that's worked out for us so far. But this time you need to let me in. I can help. So, tell me the truth, do you have a plan?" Artemis met his friend's gaze and lied to her face. "No," he said. "No plan.

There is always a use for everything, Victor had told him. Even pain.

We get an apartment together, and after a whirlwind courtship you marry my sister and honeymoon in Vegas.

Scientists are the enemies of tradition , and tradition own all the prisons. - Victor Vigny