"On a number of occasions Althalus even managed to get close enough to him to be able to hear him talking. He actually…"

"Somehow you’ve managed to redefine the concept of evil. In your view, evil’s no more than a disagreement about the wa…"

"Corruption’s a lot of fun, Em. Are you sure you wouldn’t like to try it?"

"You want gold, I suppose? she asked in an accusatory tone. “Oh, gold’s all right, I suppose, but I’d really rather ge…"

"We’re going out to save the world. It’s only right and proper that the people along the way should lend a hand, isn’t…"

"You’ve seen all those red rocks in Plakand, haven’t you? “Oh, yes. Plakand’s red from one end to the other.” There’s …"

""This grey’s sort of depressing.” What on earth has that got to do with anything? “It’s a question of aesthetics, Em.…"

"The word “coincidence” always seems to start religious arguments for some reason."

"I don’t like to contaminate a good story with truth, Em. That’d be a violation of my artistic integrity, wouldn’t it?"

"Getting some of your people killed is part of the business of command."