I have the death sentence in seven genres.

You many have noticed I have a temper ... but when I calmed down, I realized that this world, blighted and imperfect as it is, would be better with you in it.

If you even think about asking Harry Potter for an autograph, your day ends right now.

Literature is claimed to be a mirror of the world,” I said, “but the Outlanders are fooling themselves. The BookWorld is as orderly as people in the RealWorld *hope* their own world to be—it isn’t a mirror, it’s an aspiration.

History has rewritten itself so many times I'm not really sure how it was to begin with -- it's a bit like trying to guess the original color of a wall when it's been repainted eight times.

That's the thing about destiny: It can't be predicted, and it's usually pretty odd.

Humpty had always sat on walls, it was his way.