I have to tell you, Arty, a screw up this early in the proceedings doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. I hope you're as clever as you keep telling everyone you are." "I never tell anybody exactly how clever I am. They would be too scared.

The two of them went down in a heap, with not even a turkey to break their fall.

Let us proceed under the assumption that the fairy folk do exist, and that I am not a gibbering moron.

Hey, if you can't remember, don't worry about it. I'm having a few memory problems myself in this place. Little things like how long I've been here, what my purpose in life is, which feet to put my shoes on. Stuff like that.

Sometimes plans don't translate smoothly from paper to real life.

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

Wait," said Butler. "Just wait, Holly. Artemis has a plan." He squinted through the green dome. "What is your plan, Artemis?" All Artemis could do was smile and shrug.