Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't.

They also held that the way to salvation was to give way to lust and temptation in all things. And no greater percentage of them turned up here than of any other religion. Amusing, isn't it?

He..." Richard began. "The marquis. Well, you know, to be honest, he seems a little bit dodgy to me." Door stopped. The steps dead-ended in a rough brick wall. "Mm," she agreed. "He's a little bit dodgy in the same way that rats are a little bit covered in fur.

We do not always remember the things that do no credit to us. We justify them, cover them in bright lies or with the thick dust of forgetfulness.

You don't have to stay anywhere forever.

If you are protected from dark things then you have no protection of, knowledge of, or understanding of dark things when they show up.

You were her way here, and it's a dangerous thing to be a door.