They were a well-behaved group, too; getting in trouble often enough so there could be no doubt about their masculinity, but not enough so that the d… - Michael Kurland

Everyone leaned over the map and examined it with interest. Here was a tangible thing to look at, to make them feel that something was being accomplished. Everything’s under control, Lord Darcy said wryly to himself, we have a map.

I won’t say it’s impossible, my lord, but I will say that it’s so close to impossible as to be inconceivable.

I don't want to color my facts with my suppositions," he said. "My facts are the results of good, reliable magic. My suppositions are just that—suppositions—and may be totally wrong.