“Books" - Snell smiled - "are a kind of magic.”

“Love and magic are like oil and water--they just don't mix.”

“What's with the "iMagic" name change?' I said without preamble.'Industrial Magic was a bit of a mouthful,' he explained. 'Besides, putting an "i"in front of anything makes it more hip and current.”

“Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books.”

“the Real-World was a sprawling mess of a book in need of a good editor.”

“You see? I know where every single book used to be in the library.' She pointed to the shelf opposite. 'Over there was Catch-22, which was a hugely popular fishing book and one of a series, I believe.”

“Her areas of expertise are bar codes, book titles and maps - she has an original Parker Brothers map of the world.”