There are times in life when people must know when not to let go. Balloons are designed to teach small children this.

The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it.

What do you call those things at the bottom of rivers? Frogs? Stones? Unsuccessful gangsters?

But in his experience it was only a matter of time before the normal balance of the universe restored itself and started doing the usual terrible things to him.

The only really sane person in there is Igor, and possibly the turnip. And I'm not sure about the turnip.

I can't stand any music that requires its singers to be so dumb they wear their baseball caps backwards.

Nigel gave the lamp a cautious buff and small smoking red letters appeared in the air. "Hi," Nigel read aloud, "Do not put down the lamp because your custom is important to us. Please leave a wish after the tone and, very shortly, it will be our command. In the meantime, have a nice eternity."