I once lost five years listening to a Pink Floyd album.

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

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.

It's all right to be afraid. You just don't let it stop you from doing your job.

Oh," the girl said, shaking her head. "Don't be so simple. People adore monsters. They fill their songs and stories with them. They define themselves in relation to them. You know what a monster is, young shade? Power. Power and choice. Monsters make choices. Monsters shape the world. Monsters force us to become stronger, smarter, better. They sift the weak from the strong and provide a forge for the steeling of souls. Even as we curse monsters, we admire them. Seek to become them, in some ways." Her eyes became distant. "There are far, far worse things to be than a monster.

You don't take your cat with you to go bird shopping. Not because the cat isn't polite, but because he's a cat.

Me and polite have never been on close terms.