I dinna trust him," said Slightly Mad Angus. "He reads books an' such.

Maurice watched them argue again. Humans, eh? Think they're lords of creation. Not like us cats. We know we are. Ever see a cat feed a human? Case proven.

I can see we're going to get along like a house on fire," said Miss Tick. "There may be no survivors.

...William wondered why he always disliked people who said 'no offense meant.' Maybe it was because they found it easier to to say 'no offense meant' than actually to refrain from giving offense.

There are all kinds of darkness, and all kinds of things can be found in them, imprisoned, banished, lost or hidden. Sometimes they escape. Sometimes they simply fall out. Sometimes they just can't take it any more.

You can't inspire people with facts. They need a cause. They need a symbol.

Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.