Then the high king carefully turned the golden screw. Once: Nothing. Twice: Nothing. Then he turned it the third time, and the boy’s ass fell off.

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

Today,' Elodin said brightly, 'we will talk about things that cannot be talked about. Specifically, we will discuss why some things cannot be discussed.

Yesterday he had limped, but today there was no part of his feet that didn't hurt, so limping did no good.

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

Normally I miss deadlines like a storm trooper misses Jedi.