Emperors are vain and useless things.

A rat called Possible New Strain was sitting under a spaghetti strainer held down with a pile of journalism textbooks, saying rude things in rat-speak.

Okay... That's still blind-making.

Surely no one would ever use such a weapon against a city." "There are no limits in war," Volger said, still staring out the window.

Their reasons don't mean anything unless I have a choice.

As one does a bear riding a bicycle. One sees it so rarely. (Spoken by Volger, on Deryn)

maybe when you look at your face 50 times its really not that interesting anymore