Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

It's not morbid to talk about death. Most people don't worry about death, they worry about a bad death.

What's the orbital velocity of the moon?

I would like you to teach [the orcs] civilised behaviour," said Ladyship coldly. He appeared to consider this. "Yes of course, I think that would be quite possible," he said. "And who would you send to teach the humans?

There can be no better grounding for a lifetime as an author than to see humanity in all its various guises through the lens of the reporter for the town.

In theory it was, around now, Literature. Susan hated Literature. She'd much prefer to read a good book.

Words are the litmus paper of the minds. If you find yourself in the power of someone who will use the word "commence" in cold blood, go somewhere else very quickly. But if they say "Enter", don't stop to pack.