The life I should be living had been mislaid through some clerical error by the cosmic bureaucracy.

The process of learning is a nonstop orgy of wonderment.

It's an engrossing look at the way the flow of information shapes history-as well as a rare glimpse into the soul of the hardcore geek

Supposedly I've got traces of an English accent, though I can't hear it. I must have inherited it from my mother, who's English, and then I think it was exacerbated by the fact that I live with an Australian.

I think every fantasy reader secretly believes they know how magic works.

The real problem with being around James was that he was always the hero. And what did that make you? Either the sidekick or the villain.

His whole personality was like an elaborate joke that he never stopped telling.