It's not worth doing something unless you were doing something that someone, somewere, would much rather you weren't doing.

Life is just chemicals. A drop here, a drip there, everything's changed. A mere dribble of fermented juices and sudenlly you're going to live another few hours.

"Out of Print" is bookseller speak for "We can't be hedgehogged".

A push-and-go wooden duck on wheels can cause quite a lot of damage if wielded with enough force.

But then science is nothing but a series of questions that lead to more questions.

We've strayed into a zone with a high magical index,' he said. 'Don't ask me how. Once upon a time a really powerful magic field must have been generated here, and we're feeling the after-effects.' Precisely,' said a passing bush.

The ideal death, I think, is what was the ideal Victorian death, you know, with your grandchildren around you, a bit of sobbing. And you say goodbye to your loved ones, making certain that one of them has been left behind to look after the shop.