Did I kill him?” I said. “No, miss,” said Robert. “Pity.

There are no preconditions for jealousy. You don't have to be right, you don't have to be reasonable. Take Othello. He was neither right nor reasonable, and Desdemona ended up dead. I wouldn't mind Leanne ending up dead. I wouldn't mind exploding her into fireworks of peacock and pearl.

Even a witch wants sympathy.

People think me a sort of Florence Nightingale, but I have no heroic qualities. I simply don’t feel very much.

Eavesdropping is such a regular-person activity.

Boxing’s not that straightforward,” said Eldric. “You can practice and practice, but the real experience will always be different. Lots of things are like that, actually.

If you don't argue, you can't give in.