There's no such thing as writer's block. That was invented by people in California who couldn't write.

I know it's a very human thing to say 'Is there anything I can do', but in this case I would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.

Death was standing behind a lectern, poring over a map. He looked at Mort as if he wasn’t entirely there. You haven't heard of the bayof mante, have you? He said. “No, sir,” said Mort. Famous shipwreck there. “Was there?” there will be, said Death, if I can find the damn place.

He's out of his depth on a wet pavement.

Personally, I think the best motto for an educational establishment is: 'Or Would You Rather Be a Mule?'

She walked quickly through the darkness with the frank stride of someone who was at least certain that the forest, on this damp and windy night, contained strange and terrible things and she was it.

Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.