I have, before now, waited for a pen to perform a macro.

A Thaum is the basic unit of magical strength. It has been universally established as the amount of magic needed to create one small white pigeon or three normal-sized billiard balls.

A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.

She was already learning that if you ignore the rules people will, half the time, quietly rewrite them so that they don't apply to you.

I could be wrong. Not being certain is what being a philosopher is all about.

Do you think it's possible for an entire nation to be insane?

Occasionally he would very nearly swear.