I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to kneel or buy stamps from him or what.

Terminus sniffed. “I guard borders. I don’t kill giants. It’s not in my job description.

What colors are the eyes of Anubis?" "Brown...Duh.

Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.

Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things.

I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works.

I don't deserve you." "You're not allowed to say that." "Why not?" "It's a breakup line. Unless you're breaking up-" Jason leaned over and kissed her. The colors of the Roman afternoon suddenly seemed sharper, as it the world had switched to high definition. "No breakups," he promised. "I may have busted my head a few times, but I'm not that stupid.