That, lad," he said proudly, "was some of the worst poetry I have heard for a long time. It was offensive to the ear and a torrrture to the soul....We'll make a gonnagle out of ye yet!

“You have the effrontery to be squeamish, it thought at him. But we were dragons…”

“Solomon counted out the coins very slowly and in silence, and then said, "Are y…”

“Just because you can explain it doesn't mean it's not still a miracle.”

“But the purpose of the book is not the horror, it is horror's defeat.”