I can't make sense out of that girl," he said to the bard, "Can you?" "Never mind," Fflewddur said, "We aren't really expected to.

Evil cannot be conquered by wishing.

For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.

If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth?

King Constantine IX of Regia had been killed three times and was bored with it. He wanted a bath.

After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published.

Keep out of this," Lucian said. "I'm not smiting anybody." "You're showing mercy." Catch-a-Tick nodded. "That's heroic, too. But not as good as smiting.