Publishers have realized that, unlike the previous time period, American teenagers are both smarter and require more topical material than they had been giving them before that. For one thing, they'll read thicker books. Besides, has anybody looked at the news or read the newspapers recently?

Sweetheart, never listen to what my enemies say. They're very confused people. I know they are because I've spent years making them that way.

Without patience, magic would be undiscovered - in rushing everything, we would never hear its whisper inside.

Just because I'm no jaw clacker doesn't mean there should be a ruction put up whenever I have sommat to say.

You've been nipping at cook's wine!!

Do you know, sire, I think that if we live to tell our grandchildren about this war, they will accuse us of making it up.' -Marielle

You turned into a hero when I wasn't watching.