“Keep practicing," he told her."Until I get it right?" she said. But he corrected her."No. Until you don't get it wrong.”

“How can you sleep at a time like this? she asked, but the only answer was a low snore. She looked at him suspiciously. In the short time she had been with him, she had never before heard him snore....”

“Anything happening, she whispered.Aside from you blundering about like a lost elephant? he asked, in the same low tone.She nodded, accepting the rebuke. Aside from that.”

“You've always said I should have an inquiring mind," she said. "I have. But not an interrupting one.”

“No matter how thoroughly you plan, no matter how much you think you know, you've never thought of everything.”

“How can you sleep at a time like this?” she asked, but the only answer was a low snore. She looked at him suspiciously. In the short time she had been with him, she had never before heard him snore...”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“With God on your side, what does luck matter?”

“That's not a good idea.”

“Fitch is on his way. He's coming after he blows up some wizards.”