Oh, talking is not so bad as that," said the Jester. "True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.

Please be SILENT and LISTEN. I am the SCHOOLMASTER and you are in the CLASSROOM. Just like ELEVEN PLUS TWO equals TWELVE PLUS ONE, And even a FUNERAL can be REAL FUN, You will find my DICTIONARY is quite INDICATORY. If you want to read my story, just look... THEN UNREAD.

This book will not harm you unless someone throws it at you which is a possibilty never to be discounted.

Who needs to go somewhere when you can read about it.

But remember what I said about forgetting what I said?

Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.

...books were better than travel.