Everyone should occasionally break the law in some small and delightful way. It's good for the hygiene of the brain.

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

So much universe, and so little time.

There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides.

...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.

Some shadows are so long, they arrive before the light.

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.