Tanya Huff Quotes

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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