“If magic was present, it moved under the skin of the world, beneath the ability of human eyes to catch sight of it.”
“We are all brothers under the skin - and I, for one, would be willing to skin humanity to prove it.”
“Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.”
“E-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being.”
“The human brain has the unique ability to doubt the reality presented to itself. To comprehend the dissonance between ideas and the truth of the surrounding world. God knows this, and it infuriates him. It terrifies him.”
“Honest unaffected distrust of human abilities under all circumstances is the surest sign of strength of mind.”