Knowledge is the ultimate weapon. It always has been.

I heard someone walk out of the alley behind me, and my body went tense and tight, despite my weariness. Then a young woman's voice said, in a passable British accent, "The Little People are easily startled, but they'll soon be back. And in greater numbers." I sagged in sudden, exhausted relief. The bad guys hardly ever quote Star Wars.

Maybe the Merlin was right. Maybe its better to look stupid but strong, than it is to look smart but weak, I don't know. I'm not sure I want to believe that the world stage bears that strong a resemblance to high school.

Heroism doesn't pay very well. I try to be cold-blooded and money-oriented, but I keep screwing it up.

Nay, but prithee, with sprinkles 'pon it instead," I said solemnly, "and frosting of white.

No rest for the wicked, Bob, and that means that we can't slack off either, or they'll outwork us.

Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.