Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,” I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis. “ ChEEZ-zes crusty. Got Al -musty. Got DAMp on the StoneofapeaCH.

Zee said, grumpily, “Liebling, this is not a good idea.” “Zee,” I told him, “I am completely out of good ideas and am doing my best with the bad ones I have left.

The best way for me to protect you is to encourage you to be able to protect yourself.

Asil left Bran alone with his thoughts then, because if he stayed, Bran would argue with him. This way, Bran would have no one to argue with but himself. And Asil had always credited Bran with the ability to be persuasive.

Trouble seems to follow me around, waiting to club me with a tire iron.

The devout belief that the world is explainable is both a terrible vulnerability and a stout shield.

I was in the middle of a dream about garbage cans and frogs - don't ask, and I won't tell.