People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around.

The Battle of Koom Valley is the only one known to history where both sides ambushed each other.

I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.

"Right!" "Right!" "You can get there!" "I can get there!" "You're a natural at counting to two!" "I'm a nat'ral at counting to two!" "If you can count to two, you can count to anything!" "If I can count to two, I can count to anything!" "And then the world is your mollusc!" "My mollusc! What's a mollusc?

Banana daiquiris aren't knock-'em-back-by-the-flagon.

It's an old magical principle - it's even filtered down into RPG systems - that magic, while taking a lot of effort, can be 'stored' - in a staff, for example. No doubt a wizard spends a little time each day charging up his staff, although you go blind if you do it too much, of course.

Hat = wizard, wizard = hat. Everything else is frippery.