Emperors are vain and useless things.

The world rests upon a turtle, which itself stands on the back of an elephant!” Alek tried not to laugh. “Then what does the elephant stand on, madam?” “Don’t try to be clever, young man.” She narrowed her eyes. “It’s elephants all the way down!

Have a little faith in me, Volger." "I have great faith, tempered with vast annoyance.

Nature was tough, it could be dangerous, but unlike Dr. Cable or shay, or peris-unlike people in general-it made sense. The problems it threw at you could be solved rationally.

The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.

Two weeks of killer sunburn is worth a lifetime of being gorgeous

Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing nothing.