He had about the same life expectancy as a three legged hedgehog on a six lane motorway.

There are all kinds of darkness, and all kinds of things can be found in them, imprisoned, banished, lost or hidden. Sometimes they escape. Sometimes they simply fall out. Sometimes they just can't take it any more.

It's still magic even if you know how it's done.

You were safe on a troll. Anyone wanting to mug a troll would have to use a building on a stick.

He stared at his feet. “I’m still very ignorant,” he said, “but at least I’m ignorant about really important things.

The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.

They say that the eyes of some paintings can follow you around the room, a fact that I doubt, but I am wondering whether some music can follow you for ever.