Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'.

But the purpose of the book is not the horror, it is horror's defeat.

The trouble with life was that you didn’t get a chance to practice before doing it for real.

Some people believe that when you die, you cross the River of Death and have to pay the ferryman. People don’t seem to worry about that these days. Perhaps there’s a bridge now.

People are content to wait a long time for salvation, but prefer dinner to turn up inside an hour.

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

Logic is a wonderful thing but doesn't always beat actual thought.