Nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom .... These are the beginnings of sorrows.

One of the great benefits of being married is always having someone to tie one's tie.

He had nothing against cherry tomatoes except that any attempt to cut them shot them off the plate with a velocity that could lay out a gemsbok at fifty paces, and putting them in the mouth whole and biting down was a not entirely pleasant experience that could result in doing the nose trick with tomato seeds.

... the very least one requires for civilisation to survive is an adequate supply of sound wines.

But the living must fear death, or they would not struggle to stay alive. from 'The Fallen Kings.

But the living must fear death, or they would not struggle to stay alive.

The wallpaper was aggressively patterned, as was the carpet: together they gave the same effect as when you rub your eyes too hard with the heels of your hands.Ch. 7