There's always the same amount of good luck and bad luck in the world. If one person doesn't get the bad luck, somebody else will have to get it in their place. There's always the same amount of good and evil, too. We can't eradicate evil, we can only evict it, force it to move across town. And when evil moves, some good always goes with it. But we can never alter the ratio of good to evil. All we can do is keep things stirred up so neither good nor evil solidifies. That's when things get scary. Life is like a stew, you have to stir it frequently, or all the scum rises to the top.

Listen, I've been sick ever since I started working here, but today I'm well and I won't be in anymore.

Danger is to adventure what garlic is to spaghetti sauce. Without it, you just end up with stewed tomatoes.

Approfondement is a French word that means 'playing easily in the deep.'

She needed help, but God was in a meeting whenever she rang.

I am cheerful. I don't know if I'm happy. There is a difference, you know.

Using words to describe magic is like using a screwdriver to cut roast beef.