People wanted the world to be a story, because stories had to sound right and they had to make sense. People wanted the world to make sense.

“Historical Re-creation, he thought glumly, as they picked their way across, und…”

“ If you ask 10 nomes to push four will pull and two will say pardon”

“The trouble with thinking was that, once you started, you went on doing it.”

“Several times he had to flatten himself against the shelves as a thesaurus thun…”