Tanya Huff
Empty words show an empty mind, and silence speaks most eloquently of all.Collection: Empty Mind
What do they do for a village idiot when you're here?Collection: Village Idiots
Better the comfort of a lie than the absurdity of the truth.Collection: Lying
I tell you what I won't put up with. You chose how to behave.Collection: Behave
Most people don't care who's in charge as long as someone is.Collection: Long
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.Collection: Fun
Large men in black plate mail with red cloaks and plumes don't sneak worth a damn.Collection: Men
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.Collection: Real
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.Collection: Thinking
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.Collection: Forever
I'm sorry." About what?" He shrugged, made uncomfortable by the question."I'm not sure. It's a Canadian thing.Collection: Sorry
Bards were terrible at keeping secrets. They insisted on putting them to music.Collection: Keeping Secrets
What goes on between a man and his missus is nobody's business; especially where desert toppin's involved.Collection: Men
Violence is never the answer but sometimes, like with cockroaches, it is the only possible response.Collection: Cockroaches