His sister had been sent down to the village to ask Mistress Garlick the witch how you stopped spelling recommendation.

In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

Many feel they are called to the priesthood, but what they really hear is an inner voice saying, 'It's indoor work with no heavy lifting, do you want to be a ploughman like your father?'

The three rules of the Librarians of Time and Space are: 1) Silence; 2) Books must be returned by no later than the date shown; and 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality.

They looked at one another in incomprehension, two minds driving opposite ways up a narrow street and waiting for the other man to reverse first.

You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?

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