I was doing science," Giddon said. "He threw a bean." "I was testing the impact of a bean upon water," Bann said. "That's not even a real thing." "Perhaps I'll test the impact of a bean upon your beautiful white shirt.

Things don't ever stay the same. Natural beginnings come to natural or unnatural ends.

Go safely. Go safely, she thought to him. what a silly, empty thing it was to say to anyone, anywhere.

If I wanted to stun anyone at dinner, I'd hit them in the face.

I’m bored to death. Perhaps I should pillage one of my neighbors for my own amusement. It seems to work for Drowden.

Men are daft around women, incautious and boastful.

It was a hurting tune, resigned, a cry of heartache for all in the world that fell apart. As ash rose black against the brilliant sky, Fire's fiddle cried out for the dead, and for the living who stay behind to say goodbye.