"A world like that, which exists only because the gods enjoy a joke, must be a place where magic can survive. And sex …"

"It wasn't a large village, and wouldn't have shown up on a map of the mountains. It barely showed up on a map of the …"

"They're both magic. If you can't learn to ride an elephant, you can at least learn to ride a horse."

"Do you think I used magic?"

"Gods are all right," said Granny, as they ate their lunch and looked at the view. "You don't bother gods, and gods do…"

"I'm surely going to regret this, she told herself, displaying considerable foresight."

"There would be a price. And Granny knew enough about wizardry to be certain that it would be a high one. But if you w…"

"They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance."

""You mean it's my destiny?" she said at last."

"This is a story about magic and where it goes and perhaps more importantly where it comes from and why, although it d…"