If you want someone to tell you what to think..." "You will never be short of people willing to do so.

In Mosca’s experience, a ‘long story’ was always a short story someone did not want to tell.

Where is your sense of patriotism?" I keep it hid away safe, along with my sense of trust, Mr. Clent. I don't use 'em much in case they get scratched.

Tea is the magic key to the vault where my brain is kept.

Revenge is a dish best served unexpectedly and from a distance - like a thrown trifle.

Every time I do what you say I tumble a bit farther down this well of darkness, an' this here is a drop too deep an' too dark for me. I have to stop falling while I can still see a bit of the sky.

Words were dangerous when loosed. They were more powerful than cannon and more unpredictable than storms. They could turn men’s heads inside out and warp their destinies. They could pick up kingdoms and shake them until they rattled.