This is Morbidia," said Vlad. "Although she's been calling herself Tracy lately, to be cool.

Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it.

Fascism may be good at making the trains run on time, but you wouldn't like some of the destinations.

Oh, a very useful philosophical animal, your average tortoise. Outrunning metaphorical arrows, beating hares in races... very handy.

Journalism makes you think fast. You have to speak to people in all walks of life. Especially local journalism.

I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.

There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse sights than a hole where a book ought to be.