“Cease the bickering! I am indulging the exotic whims of a beautiful princess and must not be distracted.”

“Notice this rent in my garment; I am at a loss to explain its presence! I am even more puzzled by the existence of the universe.”

“I am not Cugel the Clever for nothing!”

“Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?”

“Mischief moves somewhere near and I must blast it with my magic.”

“I am a dull fellow...my person reeks, my conversation consists of insipid platitudes.”

“Beauty is a luster which love bestows to guile the eye. Therefore it may be said that only when the brain is without love will the eye look and see no beauty.”