"Things we are accustomed to regard as myth or fairy story are very much present in people’s lives. Nice people behave…"

"People may wonder how Mitt came to join in the Holand Sea Festival, carrying a bomb, and what he thought he was doing…"

"Mitt did not quite forget his perfect land. He remembered it, though a little fuzzily, next time the wind dropped, bu…"

"One does not want glory accepted as a matter of course. One wants to shock and astonish people with it."

"Adara was impressed. "How do you know that?" "I learnt it," said Hathil. "It pays to learn things.""

"She was one of those who could talk and talk and talk. Gair listened to her harsh voice - "Just like a duck," Ayna de…"

""Look here," Gerald said, "what do you think of Giants?" There was the kind of pause that happens when people do not …"

"Over scones round the kitchen table, it emerged that Aunt Mary thought Ayna, Gair and Ceri came from Malaysia. Brenda…"

"Please, your story, or I shall offend the dignitaries of my kingdom by yawning at holy things."

"If you stood up and told the truth in the wrong way, it was not true any longer, though it might be as powerful as ever."