Laughter is good for you. Nine out of ten stand-up comedians recommend laughter in the face of intense stupidity.

And I knew that there was some dark corner of me that would enjoy using magic for killing—and then long for more. That was black magic, and it was easy to use. Easy and fun. Like Legos

There is the world that should be and the world that is. We live in one and must create the other.

A technicality I'm prepared to hide wildly behind.

Jump into an open grave? What kind of idiot are you?" Butters replied. "I might as well put on a red shirt and volunteer for the away team. There's snow and ice and slippery mud down there. That's like asking for an ironically broken neck.

Just remember that you're on my list, Marcone. Soon as I get done with all the other evils in this town, you won't be the lesser of them anymore." Marcone stared at me with half-lidded eyes and said, "Eek.

The mad rarely know that they are mad. It's the rest of the world, I think, that seems insane to them.