“He sighed. It had come to this. He was a responsible authority, and people could use terms like "core values" at him with impunity. ”

“The money will talk?' said Mr Spools carefully.'Imps,' said Moist. 'They're only a sort of intelligent spell. They don't even have to have a shape. We'll print them on the higher denominations.”

“Igor?' said Moist. 'You have an Igor?'Oh, yes,' said Hubert. 'That's how I get this wonderful light. They know the secret of storing lightning in jars! But don't let that worry you, Mr Lipspick. Ju...”

“Plans can break down. You cannot plan the future. Only presumptuous fools plan. The wise man steers.”

“You're not going to tell me they built fifty-foot-high killer golems, are you?""Only a man would think of that.It's our job," said Moist. "If you don't think of fifty-foot-high killer golems first,...”

“Whole new theories of money were growing here like mushrooms: in the dark and based on bullshit.”

“Words had become overnight just little coins, insignificant and unfreighted, to be exchanged for ribbons, buttons, for an apple or an egg.”

“Like two side to a coin, there are two sides to life: your reason and emotional facets.”

“But those coins are wishes! Youre stealing other peoples wishes!The look Matteo gave her was so flinty, she could have chipped a tooth on it. If you have money to waste on wishes, you dont need the...”

“Opinions are a useless currency”

“Get money when you don't need it, so you can use it when you need to.”

“If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks.”

“God and government can work together”

“When it comes down to it, government is simply an abandonment of responsibility on the assumption that there are people, other than ourselves, who really know how to manage things. But the governme...”

“In our country let us reject violence and selfishness which could destroy Nigeria unity.”