These weren't encouraged in the city, since the heft and throw of a longbow's arrow could send it through an innocent bystander a hundred yards away instead of the innocent bystander at whom it was aimed.

He was currently wondering vaguely who Moey and Chandon were.

NAUGHTY AND NICE? said Death. BUT IT'S EASY TO BE NICE IF YOU'RE RICH. IS THIS FAIR? Albert wanted to argue. He wanted to say, Really? In that case, how come so many of the rich buggers is bastards? And being poor don't mean being naughty, neither.

The reason that clichés become clichés is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication.

"It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever" he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?"

Some people think this is paranoia, but it isn't. Paranoids only think everyone is out to get them. Wizards know it.

I found while driving in Wyoming that wearing a stetson and driving a beat-up pickup meant you could go as fast as you like, while the police picked up Californian winnebagos that went one mph over 55. After all, they wanted to bring money into the state, not merely circulate it.