Everything here is so weak, little girl. Everything breaks so easily. They want such simple things.

There are so many places we have not yet seen. So many people still to meet.

I've learned over the years that everything is more or less the same amount of work, so you may as well set your sights high and try and do something really cool.

Nearly' only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades.

A god's relationship to the world, even a world in which he was walking, was about as emotionally connected as that of a computer gamer playing with knowledge of the overall shape of the game and armed with a complete set of cheat codes.

Sometimes the way to do what you hope to do will be clear cut, and sometimes it will be almost impossible to decide whether or not you are doing the correct thing, because you'll have to balance your goals and hopes with feeding yourself, paying debts, finding work, settling for what you can get.

Soon,” said the crackling voice of the flame, coming from behind him, “they will fall. Soon they will fall and the star people will meet the earth people. There will be heroes among them, and men who will slay monsters and bring knowledge, but none of them will be gods. This is a poor place for gods.