Foaly twitched his tail contentedly. Genius. No point in being humble about it.

I do like to read in bed, but because I have two kids I'm often forced to read in the bathroom.

How was your... eh... trip?" Artemis felt the sting of tears in his own eyes. "Um, eventful.

Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know.

Holly died without a friend to hold her hand. Artemis felt her go, another gift of the magic. He kept on counting, brushing away the tears on his cheeks.

Humm humm haaa. Rahmumm humm haaaa," intoned Opal, finishing her chant. "Peace be inside me, tolerance all around me, forgiveness in my path. Now, Mervall, show me where the filthy human is so that I may feed him his organs.

The craft's occupants clutched their armrests, and more than one of them closed their eyes. But not Artemis. He couldn't. There was something morbidly fascinating about flying into an uncharted tunnel at a reckless speed with only a kleptomaniac dwarf's word for what lay at the other end.