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Making tea is a ritual that stops the world from falling in on you.

Stanley went on, highly dangerous, fanatical and additictied to violence'- Blimey Fred, is it your mother writing this? They seem to know you so well

Nothing could keep me from you. Nothing in life or Death...

The short, fat fingers moved like dancing sausages across the strings;

Well, with luck we'll miss the beginning of the performance.

Ah, two firm friends, reunited at last! There should be sweet violin music playing for us, but I'll settle for the screams of the dying.

Ambition is all very well, my lad, but you must cloak it.

It was Nathaniel's boundless capacity for stating the obvious that made him so charmingly human.

Pardon me, Highness, a women waits whithout."
"Whithout what?

John Mandrake was an attractive young man, and the scent of power hung about him, sweet and intoxicating, like honeysuckle in the evening air.

Isn't it hard to maintain an argument when you can read each other's mind?

Is it just me,' Kipps said, 'or does that boy need punching?'
'It's not just you.

And then, as if written by the hand of a bad novelist, an incredible thing happened.

At last! Am I glad to see you! Right, stab this guy quickly, and let's be going.

Her clarity gave her purpose and her purpose gave her clarity.

Someone at Portland Row really missed you, you know... Me. - Holly

Because you're unique . You shine like a beacon, attracting the attention of all dark things." It chuckled. "Why do you think I'm chatting with you?

It was one of those moments when a great Don't Care wave hits you, and you float off on it, head back, looking at the sky.

Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.

The mercenary finished his coffee in a single gulp, It must have been piping hot, too. Boy, he was tough.

What is a gathering without unseemly drunkenness?

Burned and squashed to death in a silver vat of soup. There must be worst ways to go. But not many.

I see things . . . beautiful things . . .

So I departed, leaving behind a pungent smell of brimstone. Just something to remember me by.

Watch where you leave your victims! I stubbed my toe on that.

Ah, you coward! Look at you, running." "Actually, it's called improvising.

There was a loud cough from the man on the stand. I replaced My Magic Mirror carefully on his tray, gave him a cheesy smile, and went my way.

I wasn't pretty, but as my mother once said, prettiness wasn't my profession.

You're not our leader,' Dave said.
'No, but I know what I'm doing, which is a nice alternative.' - Lucy

One magician demanded I show him an image of the love of his life. I rustled up a mirror.

The Amulet of Samarkand. It was Simon Lovelace's. Now it is yours. Soon it will be Simon Lovelace's again. Take it and enjoy the consequences.

Oh, the boots were on the other eight feet now.

I rather think he knew anyway.

He was transfixed at the sight of the lords and ladies of his realm running about like demented chickens.

If she'd repeatedly fallen over while crossing soft ground, you could have sewn a crop of beans in the chin-holes she left behind.

That's usually how they start, the young ones. Meaningless waffle.

She was so radiant, it was like the other-light was already on her.

I'm sorry, Miraculous One, it's difficult to think of new titles for you when you ask short questions.

Freedom is an illusion. It always comes at a price.

When I write something that would have made me laugh as a 10-year-old, or would have scared me or would have excited me, I know I'm onto something.

Really?"
"No. I'm being ironic. Or is it sarcastic? I can never remember."
"Irony's cleverer, so you're probably being sarcastic.

What was it that drew you back? My marvellous personality, I suppose? Or my sparkling conversation?

Getting that first draft out is a horribly hard grind, but that (perversely) is where the joy of it lies.

But Holly the gun-toting, wild-haired madwoman of the night before was in there somewhere, I knew. It made me look upon her with fond affection.

It's a commonly known fact that while cats can't stand ghosts, spiders love them.

She's her?' - Lucy
'Exactly. Penelope Fittes is Marissa Fittes. They're one and the same person.' - The Skull

Check out that one at the end. He's taken the form of a footstool. Weird ... but somehow I like his style."
"That is a footstool.

George,' I croaked, 'are you okay?'
'No. Someone's buttocks are flattening my foot.'
I shifted my position irritably.

A word of friendly advice could have saved him, but dear me, I was too busy watching him unravel to think of it until it was far too late.

Hey, we've all got problems, chum. I'm overly talkative. You look like a field of buttercups in a suit.

Haven't you done enough for a lifetime? Think about it - two power - crazed magicians killed, a hundred power - crazed magicians saved ...

His face was uniquely slapable - a nun would have ached to punch him - while his backside cried out to heaven for a well-placed kick.

It wasn't the body," he said. "I've seen worse things in our fridge.

I got fairly good grades, but I was bad at woodwork. They said I tried hard, but the result was hopeless.

More ghosts have been created in bedrooms than anywhere else.

Yes, all the inhabitants of the store had left. But that didn't mean we were alone.

Besides, if you're going to die horribly, you might as well do it with style.

Hey, it was his first time. I wanted to scare him

Long ago I dreamed of being a hero in your company" Halli said Huskily "I'm sorry to say your reality disappoints me

Oh, we'll suffer in silence. You've given us plenty of practice at that.

There was a devotion to detail here that could only come with genuine affection, perhaps even with love.

cannon used. The night of the grand festivity

What, are you queuing now? Just how British are you people? Don't just stand in line! Kill somebody!

God rest her soul and may she never walk at night

Has anyone got any bandages? I've just split my sides laughing.