"I will inform the world of your preference," said Gaskarth, "but I doubt it will lead to any significant improvements in your lot." - Matt Hughes

"I do not wish to experience that again."
"Some people claim that the occasional exposure to fear enhances their enjoyment of more tranquil circumstances."
"Some people ought to be confined for their own good," my assistant said, "and to prevent them from spreading dangerous inanities."

But in this age, logic was a flame that must be frequently starved of fuel.

Talking was only one of the uses to which Chalivire liked to put her large and loose-lipped mouth; another was filling it with the products of The Braid’s renowned kitchens.