You see the lighted windows and what you want to think is that there may be many interesting stories behind them, but what you know is that really there are just dull, dull souls, mere consumers of food, who think their instincts are emotions and their tiny lives of more account than a whisper of wind.

The thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football.

I thought unicorns were more . . . Fluffy.

Thinking. This book contains some. Whether you try it at home is up to you.

People wanted the world to be a story, because stories had to sound right and they had to make sense. People wanted the world to make sense.

Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad.

If you really want to upset a witch, do her a favor which she has no means of repaying. The unfulfilled obligation will nag at her like a hangnail.