Tanya Huff quotes:

It took him forever to get to downtown Vancouver although Tony had to admit that saving the world by public transportation was a particularly Canadian way to do things.

What do they do for a village idiot when you're here?

Empty words show an empty mind, and silence speaks most eloquently of all.

All writers believe in the magic of books; Jim Hines has created a system where that magic becomes real, usable, and very definitely not always safe.

Bards were terrible at keeping secrets. They insisted on putting them to music.

Peter." The fine hair along her spine rising, Vicky could feel the power in a name. This is who you are, it said. Come back to us.

Dexter thrust a pamphlet into Samuel's hand. "Greenstreet Mission. We're doing a Christmas dinner. You can get a meal and hear the word of God." Samuel smiled in relief. This, finally, he understood. "Which word?" "What?" "Well, God's said a lot of words, you know, and a word like 'it' or 'the' wouldn't be worth hearing again but its always fun listening to Him try and say aluminum.

I tell you what I won't put up with. You chose how to behave.

I'm sorry." About what?" He shrugged, made uncomfortable by the question."I'm not sure. It's a Canadian thing.

Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn.

The world tilted slightly sideways. 'I think I need to sit down.' The floor seemed like the best option. It was close and he'd already proved that he could hit it. His legs folded.

What goes on between a man and his missus is nobody's business; especially where desert toppin's involved.

Better the comfort of a lie than the absurdity of the truth.

People used to recordings believed every piece of music had a definitive sound, its emotional context trapped in amber, a butterfly pinned to a board; beautiful, but dead. Live music was just that. Alive.

Does he expect the flood to just move out of his way if he asks nicely~?

Most people don't care who's in charge as long as someone is.

Violence is never the answer but sometimes, like with cockroaches, it is the only possible response.